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Wilmington notices and advertisements from 1809
A mix of town notices, property rentals, auctions, and slavery era arrivals. Includes militia muster details for Wilmington dated May 12, 1809, stolen or captured enslaved person notices, local business ads for livery stables, schooling in French and Latin, and miscellaneous public announcements. Also contains political commentary on Anglo American relations and a brief anecdote about a Democratic Volunteer on the Oswegatchie road.
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Second Street
Wm. Willkings