America’s undeclared war with France
Estimated at just $5000 or so but sold at $110,000 (£85,270) in an October 2-3 sale at Brunk Auctions (23% buyer’s premium) in Asheville, North Carolina, was an extensive archive of documents and letters relating to the career of Captain James N Sever.
In 1798 he had been appointed one of the first six Post Captains in the new United States Navy and…