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1819 Issue THE PORTSMOUTH ORACLE Pres. Monroe
1819 Issue THE PORTSMOUTH ORACLE Pres. Monroe
1819 Issue THE PORTSMOUTH ORACLE Pres. Monroe
1819 Issue THE PORTSMOUTH ORACLE Pres. Monroe

1819 Issue THE PORTSMOUTH ORACLE Pres. Monroe "Message" Strong Anti-Slavery Poem

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    Offered here is an historic issue of the prominent New Hampshire colonial newspaper THE PORTSMOUTH ORACLE, Saturday, December 11, 1819, Vol. XXX, No. 50, 12 3/4" x 19 3/4" (folded sheet), published by Charles Turell, 4 pp.  Lengthy, important p. 2-3 "President's Message" [President James Monroe speaking on the Treaty with Spain, state of currency, etc.]; also, a powerful anti-slavery poem on p. 4 ["The Negro's Complaint"] and a "Eulogy On [George] Washington," and a fine ad for John Abbot, Jr. [Gold & Silver Smith].  Folds, some edge wear, light toning/ scattered foxing, otherwise in very good condition for age.