Lot 1019
Continental Journal and Weekly Advertiser, Boston, May 1, 1783. Complete original 15½" x 9¾" newspaper. On page 3, column 1, a report that U.S. Commander in Chief General George Washington has ordered a cessation of hostilities between the Americans and British as a result of signing the Peace Treaty ending the war. Also a front page Proclamation signed in type by John Hancock authorizing a day of fasting and prayer in celebration of the end of the war and the independence of the United States. Very good condition.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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