Catalogue of a most superb Collection of extremely rare and elaborate Furniture ... important and valuable library of rare Books ... formed by the late Hon. Salmon Portland Chase ... removed from the ... late home of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague ... On Exhibition ... prior to absolute sale March 22nd and afternoons following ... The Books will be sold on the Evenings of March 26th and 27th ... C.E. Smith, auctioneer

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  "Going home to Vote" : Speeches of S.P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, during his visit to Ohio, with his speeches at Indianapolis, and at the Mass Meeting in Baltimore, October, 1863

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