1812 “The Star” Newspaper

“The Star” newspaper from Raleigh, North Carolina dated February 14, 1812. Four printed pages on two sheets which have been professionally silked for preservation. Articles of interest include “Land and Negroes for Sale”, “Twenty Five Dollars Reward” for a runaway slave featuring a wood block engraving of a slave running, and “My Negro man Brister” who was in a Raleigh jail charged with murder