Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 471

Unsold
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(WAR OF 1812.) Columbian Centinel. 4 pages, 20 x 14 1/2 inches, on one sheet; worn, dampstained. Boston, 17 June 1812
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Issued literally on the eve of war--President Madison signed the declaration of war the next day. An editorial titled "Threatened War!" bemoans the secret negotiations in Washington. Also included is an "Appeal for Peace, of the Town of Boston, to their Fellow Countrymen of Massachusetts."