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James Stephens, Fenian - WANTED
Proclamation: Stephens (James) Fenian. The Police Gazette, or Hue-and-Cry, Dublin, Tuesday December 6, 1866. With the Governor-General's Proclamation, offering a reward of One Thousand Pounds for the arrest of James Stephens, following his escape from Richmond Prison in Dublin; also gives lists of deserters, etc. Lg. folio 4pp., approx. 42cms x 26cms (16 1/2" x 10 1/4"), now loosely framed. (1)
*Probably the most celebrated issue of this entire publication. Stephens' escape from custody rocked the administration to its foundations. In spite of the enormous reward, he was not re-captured and made his escape to Paris & America. Stephens was the founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, better known as the Fenian Movement. (1)
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