Rules and Regulations / Adopted by the / Board of Commissioners of Pilotage, / and / Confirmed by the City Council, / To Be Observed by / Pilots and Masters of Vessels, / in the / Port of Savannah. / [followed by two columns of dense text, printing 25 rules and regulations, followed by the confirming ordinance and a statement on harbor fees]. Signed in type: "William Cullen, Harbor Master."

Savannah, GA: January 7th, 1856. Printed broadside, 19 x 11 inches, employing several type sizes and styles , including display types, all enclosed within a wide ornamental border, corner pieces large and ornamental. Rule 19 sets out restrictions against "free persons of color" travelling on vessels seeking access to the harbor. Not in Hummel or De Renne Catalogue. Unrecorded on OCLC. Folded; some light foxing, but very good. Item #49943

Price: $1,500.00