September 22, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011
Newspaper, The Evening Post, Semi Weekly, New York, October 7, 1862, 4pp., 23" x 30," disbound, rough at spine, VG. From the front page, "The Black Hero of the Planter Among his People, Public Reception of Robert Smalls ..." Report runs 2/3 column and includes the gold medal presentation, "...The medal bore on its face a representation of Charleston harbor, with the steamer Planter and Fort Sumpter in the foreground, and the Union squadron in the distance, and, on the reverse side, the following inscription 'Presented to Robert Smalls by the colored citizens of New-York, Oct. 2, 1862, as a token of their regard for his heroism, his love of liberty, and his patriotism. ...'"
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