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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO THE TREATY LATELY...

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO THE TREATY LATELY CONCLUDED AT WASHINGTON; INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE EARL OF ABERDEEN TO LORD ASHBURTON. 1842--43. PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND, APRIL, 1843.

London: Printed by T.R. Harrison, [1843]. Folio. 19, [1 blank] pp. New stitching, light rubberstamp in upper blank portion of title page, else Very Good. England used her mighty naval power in a massive effort to stamp out the International Slave Trade. The major roadblock to a Treaty with the..... More

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GLIDDEN & WILLIAMS' LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. FROM LEWIS' WHARF. THE EXTREME CLIPPER SHIP THACHER...

GLIDDEN & WILLIAMS' LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. FROM LEWIS' WHARF. THE EXTREME CLIPPER SHIP THACHER MAGOUN . PETERSON COMMANDER. THIS SPLENDID VESSEL IS NOW RECEIVING HER CARGO, AND HAVING LARGE ENGAGEMENTS, WILL BE DESPATCHED EARLY IN MAY. SHIPPERS WILL OBLIGE BY THE PROMPT DELIVERY OF THEIR GOODS. FOR FREIGHT APPLY AT THE CALIFORNIA PACKET OFFICE, NO. 114 STATE STREET, BOSTON. AGENTS AT SAN FRANCISCO, - - - MESSRS. MEADER, LOLOR & CO.

[Boston]: Watson's Press, [@1860]. 4-1/4" X 6-3/4." Printed on white card stock in several type styles with green and red lettering, text surrounded by green decorative border. Blank upper corner clipped, blank verso with remnants of adhering material. Else Very Good. The 'Thacher Magoun' was launched in 1855. Its..... More

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LEWIS WHARF. GLIDDEN & WILLIAMS' LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. TO SAIL ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER...

LEWIS WHARF. GLIDDEN & WILLIAMS' LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. TO SAIL ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH. THE SPLENDID EXTREME CLIPPER SHIP WILD ROVER. B. CROWELL, JR. COMMANDER.

[Boston]: Watson's Press, [@1860]. 3-1/2" x 6." Printed on white card stock with gilt and red lettering, and illustration of the Glidden & Williams pennant, with red star in the middle. Slight discoloration in the right margin. Else Very Good. "For Freight or Passage, apply at California Packet Office, No..... More

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UNITED STATES CONSULATE, LIVERPOOL, 18TH OCTOBER, 1864. SIR, THE ENGLISH SCREW STEAMER "SEA...

UNITED STATES CONSULATE, LIVERPOOL, 18TH OCTOBER, 1864. SIR, THE ENGLISH SCREW STEAMER "SEA KING", BUILT AT GLASGOW IN 1863, CLEARED FOR BOMBAY, AND SAILED FROM LONDON ON THE EIGHTH INSTANT... MR. SISCO, UNITED STATES CONSULAR AGENT AT DOVER, SAYS HE HAS RELIABLE INFORMATION THAT CAPTAIN SEMMES IS TO HAVE THIS VESSEL... I HAVE NOT THE LEAST DOUBT SHE IS THE VESSEL THE STEAMER "LAUREL" IS TO MEET, AND THAT CAPTAIN SEMMES, WITH THE OFFICERS, MEN AND GUNS, TAKEN OUT IN THE "LAUREL," WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO HER. THEIR PLACE OF MEETING IS NOT KNOWN TO ME. THE "SEA KING" IS A VERY FAST, STRONG BUILT, AND FINE LOOKING SCREW STEAMER, BUILT OF WOOD WITH IRON FRAME, AND COPPERED, ABOUT ONE THOUSAND TONS BURTHEN, AND TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO FEET LONG, ONE FUNNEL, THREE BRIGHT MASTS, SHIP RIGGED, WITH WIRE RIGGING, HEAVILY SPARRED; MACHINERY ABAFT THE MAIN-MAST. NO DOUBT HER NAME WILL BE CHANGED. I AM SIR, VERY RESPECTFULLY, YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT, THOMAS H. DUDLEY, CONSUL.

Liverpool: 1864. Pale blue folio printed sheet, folded to 8-1/4" x 10-1/2". [1], [3 blanks] pp. Signed in type at the end. Old horizontal folds, some discoloration at blank lower corner and along edge of first page. Very Good. The Civil War launched Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes's "brilliant career as..... More

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