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datestamp with manuscript "Sh-10" rate on August 3, 1812 folded letter from Liverpool to Bath, Maine, fine, excellent contents concerning the War of 1812 including "an express arrived in town from London with the official news that the American Government has declared war against this country, and that an embargo was laid on all American vessels in port, and orders given to British cruisers to capture bring in and stain all American vessels"