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LOUIS BOSTEDO; the Providence Gazette, May 24th, 1788,
from Mrs. D. S. CURTISS; a fac-simile re-print of the Ulster
County (N. Y.) Gazette, Jan. 4th, 1800, in mourning for GEN.
a
WASHIWGTOB, copy each f~om IIon. J. SUTHERLAND, HIRAX
BARNES, and J. CROJVLEY; three numbers of the Green Bay
Intelligencer, printed in 1835 and 1836, the Wisconsin Pree
Press, Vol. 1, No. 34, Green Bay, March 30th, 1836, a politi-
cal hand-bill, Sept. 1835, and n part of the Belnzont Gazette,
Mov. 30th, 1836, containing the remarks of Hon. DAVID K.
CHANCE, of Des Moines, in the Wisconsin Territorial Legis-
lature, on the bill to locate khe capital at Madison, from Lours
E. POBLIEB; nninber of Greeley's Log Citbin, a political
n
campaign paper of 1840, and n number of the Recruit, a cam-
paign paper of 1848, from Col. PETER SAXE.
ANCIENT COIN.-A fine collection of 110 coin, mostly cop-
per, of various countries, from Capt. GEO. S. DODGE-of
which 43 are English, the smaliest being the eighth of a
farthing; 16 of the small German States; 14 of the United
States; 9 French; 7 Spanish; 5 East Indian; 4 Brazilian; 3
Italian; 2 Haytien; 2 Russian; 2 Portuguese; 2 Dutch; 1
Jfexican, and 1 paper milred of Brazil; a fac-similc of the
ancient Jewish coin, known as the shekel of Israel, from W. H.
WHITING ; a silver coin, about twenty-five cents in value, bear-
ing (late 1694, from A. MENGES; a Norwegian silver coin of
about twelve ccnts value, from Mrs. S. U. PINNEY; a, Danish
cop~er skilling, 1771, from S. G. BENEDICT; a copper two cent
coin of the Republic of Liberia, from D. S. DURRTI; a small
silver coin, of about five cents value, of the reign of Charles ii,
a
1676, fro11 JOI~N EBERHARD; Chinese copper or brass coin,
found in a cheat of tea, from S. H. CARPENTER; a Danish
copper coin, 1771, from L. C. DRAPER; two British half
pennies of the reign of George ii, 1754, and :I Chinese brass
coin, from EDWARD FORD.
And the following rare collection, received from SILAS CHAP.
MAN, of Milwaukee: a Massachusett Indian cent, 1788; a Mas-
sachusetts Indian half cent, 1787, very rare; a Frenkhn obnt,