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FR. 1861 PHILA., PA. CIVIL WAR ERA "MARSHAL'S SALE" BROADSIDE. 9X11 1/2". AN EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE BROADSIDE ADVERTISING THE AUCTION OF THE SEIZED CARGO OF THE SCHOONER "SPECIE" "CONSISTING OF 167 CASKS, 32 HALF CASKS, AND 253 SACKS OF RICE, SAMPLES MAY BE OBTAINED ON THE MORNING OF THE SALE AT THE WHARF, OR AT THE AUCTION STORE OF DUTILH, COOK & CO., NO 124 SOUTH FRONT ST. (PHILADELPHIA). THE AUCTION WAS TO TAKE PLACE AS 12 O'CLOCK "BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SALE, BY THE HON. JOHN CADWALADER, JUDEGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, IN ADMIRALTY, TO ME DIRECTED, WILL BE SOLD, AT PUBLIC SALE, TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, AT QUEEN STREET WHARF ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 1861..." THE U.S MARSHAL WAS WILLIAM MILLWARD. FANTASTIC VIGNETTES OF SHIPS.Created By
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