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Columbian Centinel [No. 2440 (August 19, 1807)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.23 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: 19 August 1807 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 49.6 cm, Width: 34 cm Order a Copy

One issue of the Columbian Centinel dated August 19, 1807. Contains public and shipping notices, as well as an article debating the political and economic results of a war at the present time.

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