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Ships headed to the Mediterranean for the First Barbary War...
Ships headed to the Mediterranean for the First Barbary War...
Item # 713624
June 19, 1801
SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 19, 1801 On page 3 under "Naval Affairs" is a brief report stating: "The Constitution and Boston frigates are now in Boston Harbor." Also mention of ships headed off: "...for the protection of our Mediterranean commerce..." leading to the First Barbary War.
Another report notes: "...The utility of Santee Canal, in South Carolina, is now felt; and the crops of distant plantations arrive at Charleston through this new navigation...".
Four pages, the water staining does not affect readability, minor loss at the blank margin, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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