[Broadsheet]: The Tea Table - Vol. 1, No. 1

Boston, Massachusetts: Allen Shapleigh & Co, January 1873.

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Unbound. Single sheet printed both sides. Measuring 6.75" x 10.25. Neat vertical crease and light wear to one corner, still near fine. A broadsheet published by Allen Shapleigh & Co., "importer and jobber of fine teas and coffees," that recounts the apocryphal tale of Abraham Lincoln pardoning "Bennie Owen," a young Union soldier sentenced to death for falling asleep at his post, at the behest of his sister who traveled overnight from Vermont to beg for his life. In truth Lincoln pardoned soldier William Scott, the "Sleeping Sentinel," for the offence after it was brought to his attention by a government official from his home state. We suspect the heartwarming story was published by this tea importer to suggest that the plight of the soldier might have been avoided with a good cup of tea or coffee, which is discussed at length on the rear of the broadside. *OCLC* locates no copies of this broadside.

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Item #423442 [Broadsheet]: The Tea Table - Vol. 1, No. 1. Abraham LINCOLN.