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Declaration of war, by express!!! : A messenger has just arrived in town from Boston, by express, bearing the important intelligence of a declaration of war with England. Having been favored with a copy of the letter from General Dearbon [i.e., Dearborn], we hasten to lay the following extract before the public.

Other author/creatorDearborn, Henry, 1751-1829.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Portland, Me.] : [Published by Francis Douglas], [1812]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 25230. ^A575643
General noteSigned: Argus Office, Portland, June 23, 1812.
General noteFollowed by: Head-quarters--Boston, June 22, 1812. "Lieut Col Ripley Sir, Having received official information of the declaration of war, against Great-Britain, you will take every measure in your power for preparation for defence--I have sent an express with this, & wish you to forward this dispatch by an express that can be relied on, to Passamaquoddy ..." [Signed:] Henry Dearborn.
General noteThe Eastern Argus, Portland, Me., was printed by Francis Douglas in 1812.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 25230
References Noyes, R.W. Maine, 596
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 25230).
Genre/formBroadsides.

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