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Lot 34

[WAR OF 1812] War is Coming! 1811 "Connecticut Mirror"

Estimate: $250 - $500
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$100

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Connecticut Mirror. Vol. III No. 11, Whole No. 115. Harford, Connecticut: Charles Hosmer, 15 September 1811. 4 pages, folio, disbound, 12 1/2 x 19 1/14 in. 

 

The first article reports on the increasing tensions between the British and Americans that would erupt into the War of 1812. "A British squadron is coming on to our coasts, say the democrats, and now we shall have war in good earnest. Already these bold fighting gentlemen are calling for union - all parties must unite, and fight for their country." 

 

Other articles include "Indian War," which reports "Late advices from Governor Harrison of the Indiana Territory, urge the troops immediately in Vincennes on the Wabash"; several reports on Napoleon Bonaparte and European tensions; and "The Trial and [Execution] of the Honourable Arthur William Hodge, Esq for the Murder of his Negro slave, Prosper."

 

[African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Broadsides, Ephemera, Printing, Posters, Handbills, Documents, Newspapers]

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