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Printed Materials/Newspapers: "Punishment of the Malay Pirates"

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Printed Materials/Newspapers:  Punishment of the Malay Pirates
May 30, 1839, THE PENNSYLVANIAN FOR THE COUNTRY, Published by Mifflin & Parry, Philadelphia, Choice Very Fine. 26.25" x 18", 4 pages, 7-column layout. Evenly toned paper, with trivial edge splits along folds, and scattered foxing. Page 2 has an account of "Punishment of the Malay Pirates," which details the actions of pirates against U.S. merchant ships near "Quallah-Batoo." Nice woodcuts, interesting advertisements, and other news accounts.