Lot 1020
Continental Journal and Weekly Advertiser, Boston, Sept. 12, 1782. Complete original 15½" x 9¾" newspaper. On page 3, column 2, a report that the city is being evacuated by British troops that have occupied it for two years. Charleston was the site of a famous siege by the British in the spring of 1780 that was considered the greatest American defeat and loss of troops suffered by the Continental Army in the war. Very good condition.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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