[Ads-l] Additional Details on Antedating of "Uncle Sam"

[Shapiro, Fred]

I have posted previously about the 1803 letter, sold by the Swann Galleries auction house, that definitively disproves the popular Samuel Wilson myth about the origin of the iconic "Uncle Sam" personification of the United States.  I notice now that Swann has information on their website that provides additional details about this letter:

https://www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/uncle-sam.-robert-orr.-letter-about-an-arms-ins_E1A4646AE3

Fred Shapiro

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