^Lot 481 War of 1812

Rare war-dated manuscript DS, one page, 7.5 x 7.25, September 4, 1812. From the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, document reads, in part: “We do certify that on the fifth day of August 1812 the American schooner Spruce was brought into this port as a prize to His Majesty’s ships Spartan and Maidstone…liberated by order of Admiral Sawyer.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds and scattered toning to bottom portion of document.