Image of an enrollment certificate for the steamboat called the Victory of Buffalo as registered at the Port of Buffalo Creek in New York; images of sailing ships and an eagle with shield in top margin; embossed District seal at bottom left. "In conformity to an Act of Congress of the / United States of America, entitled "An Act for Enrolling and Licensing Ships and Vessels," &c. / passed the 18th of February, 1793; and "An Act to regulate the Foreign and Coasting Trade on the Northern, Northeastern and Northwestern Frontiers of the United States, and for other pur- / poses," passed the 2d March, 1831..."--handwritten and printed text, center of image. "No. 44 Enrolment [sic] Steamboat Victory ... Buffalo Augt 1837"--text, handwritten on verso.
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1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 42.86 x 26.67 cm (16 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
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