Nov 29, 2001 - Sale 1916

Sale 1916 - Lot 139

Price Realized: $ 12,650
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
THE ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT BROADSIDE(INDIANS.) The Columbian Tragedy: Containing a Particular and Official Account of the Brave and Unfortunate Officers and Soldiers who were Slain and Wounded in the Ever-Memorable and Bloody Indian Battle.<> Letterpress broadside with 2 rows of coffins at the top, mourning rules, 4 vignettes and a skull and crossbones, 515x390 mm overall, trimmed; early repairs on verso closing separations at folds, a bit tattered at edges with minor loss to the outside rule, lightly toned, minor foxing. Evans 23268; Streeter Sale III:1314.<\t>Boston, [1791]
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This scarce broadside lists the officers killed and wounded in attack on St. Clair's army at the headwaters of the Wabash River in Ohio. According to the broadside, 39 officers and 900 soldiers were killed, making this the worst defeat against the Indians. The wood-cut illustrations include a portrait of Major General Richard Butler and a crude view of the battle. The last copy to come to auction was the Streeter copy, which sold in October 1967 for $1300.<