JANUARY 13, 1853, WASHINGTON CITY, D.C.| DEAR SIR: I TAKE THE LIBERTY OF ADDRESSING YOU A FEW LINES TO KNOW IF YOU CAN PURCHASE LAND WARRANTS IN YOUR COUNTRY? IF SO, I WILL TAKE ALL YOU CAN SEND ME, AND PAY THE FOLLOWING PRICES: $140 FOR 160 ACRE WARRANTS. $70 FOR 80 ACRE WARRANTS. $35 FOR 40 ACRE WARRANTS...

Washington, D.C. 1852. Broadside, 8" x 12.5". Printed with some manuscript notations and changes. Light old folds, some tanning along folds. Signed in type by John M. Clarke. Very Good.

Clarke twice made manuscript changes to the date on this solicitation, originally printed as September 1st, 1852-- to Dec. 29 and then January 13, 1853. He also changed by hand the printed prices. Clarke lists twenty references, including Judges, Senators, Congressmen, Governors. Congress awarded Bounty Land Warrants in return for veterans' military service, beginning with the Revolutionary War and continuing through the late 1850s. The land warrants, which could be exchanged for land titles, were freely transferable and from time to time were objects of avid speculation.
Not located on OCLC, but several examples were located on line. Item #27804

Price: $175.00

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