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The Fight – A Plucky Letter from the American Champion (5/7/1860)
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| 5/7/1860
Posted on 05/07/2020 6:41:28 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
FARTHER POINT, C.E., Sunday, May 6. The steamship Bohemian, from Liverpool 25th. via Queenstown 26th ult., passed this point at 4 1/2 P.M., en route to Quebec. The steamship Illinois from New-York arrived at Southampton on the morning of the 23d. She would probably not leave on her return before the 28th.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: civilwar
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05/07/2020 6:42:34 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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The Great Fight 2
The Late Fight for the Championship 2
Editorial: The Presidential Contest 2-3
Editorial: The New-York Slave-Trade 3
Police Reports 3
Coroners Inquests 3
Amusements 3
Cricket 3-4
Brooklyn Intelligence 4
Staten Island 4
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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