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Newspaper clipping
Page of a newspaper announcing the War of 1812 between the United States and England
Date
1812
Dimensions1 textual record ; 26 x 18.3 cm
Origin
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
Object NumberS001/D2.2,3.1
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentPage from a newspaper, apparently published in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on April 4, 1812, that includes the news that the United States government’s foreign affairs committee would be presenting a planned embargo to the House of Representatives. This event brought the United States and the United Kingdom one step closer to the War of 1812 (1812-1815), which would be declared some two months later.NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Signatures and inscriptions: James Lloyd, Josiah Quincy, James Emott.
Physical description: the document has been mounted on canvas and bound in a cardboard cover; dimensions of one of the pages: 30.1 cm (w) x 49.8 cm (h) x 0.1 cm (d).
Immediate source of acquisition: transferred from the Foundation 9/9/2009.
Language of the document: the document is in English.
Signatures and inscriptions: James Lloyd, Josiah Quincy, James Emott.
Physical description: the document has been mounted on canvas and bound in a cardboard cover; dimensions of one of the pages: 30.1 cm (w) x 49.8 cm (h) x 0.1 cm (d).
Immediate source of acquisition: transferred from the Foundation 9/9/2009.
Language of the document: the document is in English.
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