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Lot: 1170

Newspapers - Chasing Victory, 1865 Two issues of "The New York Times," Vol. xiv, No. 4125, 2/10/1865 and Vol. xiv, No. 4197, 3/8/1865. The first reports "THE PEACE CONFERENCE / Message from Jeff. Davis to the Rebel Congress / Report of the Rebel Commissioners..." and news from the Virginia front, including the death of Gen. Pegram, plus Sherman in SC. The second tells of "THE CAROLINAS / More Rumors About Sherman / The Whereabouts of His Army Still Unknown..." along with complaints from the South about Jeff Davis´s "tyranny" and a report of the Inaugural Ball. Both worn at edges, otherwise very good. Estimate US$ 30-40

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