Dated ca. 1820 by Ralph K. Hagedorn in his bibliography, Benjamin Franklin and chess in early America, Phila., 1958: p. 53-54. Erroneously dated [1805] by Shaw & Shoemaker
Shaw & Shoemaker, 8032
The firm of Caleb Bingham & Co. was active in Boston Jan. 13, 1817-Dec. 12, 1821. Henry Bowen printed in Boston from 1818-1874
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