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For sale at public vendue, on Thursday the 10th day of March : at the late dwelling house of Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, Esq. in Arch-Street, between Third and Fourth-Streets, where the state lottery office is now kept, the American Musæum. This curious collection was, for many years, the principal object of Mr. Du Simitiere's attention, and has been thought worthy of notice by both American and European literati: it consists of the the following articles, which will be sold in lots, viz. ...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825
Other Authors:	Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817, Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, approximately 1736-1784
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 18402.
Subjects:	Book auctions > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Auction catalogues > Books. Broadsides.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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