Carved wooden eagle — "Don't give up the ship" — 28" wide pole marker poster declaring all slaves in rebelling

declaring all slaves in rebelling states to be free

1862 issue contained a notice that the New York Herald had an average daily circulation of 123

and to Have and to Hold the said office

so that the whole People in every Colony of the 13

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Carved wooden eagle — "Don't give up the ship" — 28" wide pole marker poster declaring all slaves in rebellingUpdated June 9: This has been sold. . . . This carved eagle came from a collection assembled over a period of 30 years, and I'm proud that we have the opportunity to offer it. It is 28" wide and 10" high with a banner above the eagle with the words "Don't give up the ship" and a red, white, and blue American shield at its right wing. Those words came from the American commander during the Battle of Boston Harbor. The carving is in the style of John