Handwritten Circular Petition to get Bounties for Mexican War Naval Veterans

$1,200 · Offered by Between the Covers

New York: Nov. 30th 1850. Unbound. Bifolium (one leaf folded to make four pages). Old folds, else near fine. Handwritten letter that begins: "Sir, I enclose you a Petition in behalf of the Seaman who served during the late War with Mexico, to be presented to the two Houses of..... More

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