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Was Napoleon murdered? Victory in the Quasi-War...



Item # 703226

March 20, 1799

THE SPECTATOR, New York, March 20, 1799  Page 3 has a report from the Quasi-War with France: Truxton's Victory" as well as an: "Extract of a letter from Captain Stephen Decatur..." dated at the "Gulph of Florida".
Page 3 also has a curious item noting in part: "...Mr. Liston has news from Jamaica, late date from Europe, which gives a confirmation of the murder of Buonaparte and the beginning of hostilities...". This was not true.
Four pages, irregular at the spine margin from disbinding.

Item from Catalog 355 (released for June, 2025)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's