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Creator National Sailors' Fair (1864 : Boston, Mass.)
Contributor Fearing, Albert.
Perkins, William, 1804-1887.
Shaw, Gardiner Howland.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
Title National Sailors' Fair. : An effort is about to be made to establish a home, free to seamen and marines disabled in our naval service. It is proposed to acquire the means of founding such an institution through the instrumentality of a great National Sailors' Fair, to be held in Boston, Mass., in the early part of November next. ...
Publisher [Boston, Mass. : s.n]
Publisher MASS. Boston. 1864
Date [1864]
Physical Description [4] p. ; 25 cm.
Notes Caption title, with first lines of text.
The fair was held Nov. 9-19, 1864.
Signed on p. [2]: William Perkins, Albert Fearing, Gardiner Howland Shaw, committee on finance.
Last page blank.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Disabled veterans -- United States.
National Sailors' Fair (1864 : Boston, Mass.)
National Sailors' Home (Quincy, Mass.)
Philanthropy.
Geographic subject Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | sm # Am 1864 Nat Sailor (1)5781.F.142b (McAllister)
Accession number (1) 5781.F.142b (McAllister)

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