Content: Printed on border: "Of all the lines along which the sea-wealth of New York was won in colonial times I am disposed to give the first place to privateering. Piracy -- being hampered by no fine-drawn distinctions as to flags, and by no over-nice requirements of prize courts -- was better while it lasted; but it lasted (openly, at least) for less than a decade." "As for ordinary commerce, a round dozen of long voyages might yield a less return than a single dash of six weeks to the s'uth'ard among the fleets of the Mosoos and Dons." Written on border: "Feb. 1895" Includes additional text.
Source Note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17921032
Barcode: 33333159447149
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95700680-c561-012f-a6ad-58d385a7bc34

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Date Issued

1895

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New York colonial privateers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95700680-c561-012f-a6ad-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1895). New York colonial privateers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95700680-c561-012f-a6ad-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New York colonial privateers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95700680-c561-012f-a6ad-58d385a7bc34

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