Geography: Cold Stream

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Broadside: Ahlenfeld's Defense Against Calumniation, Cold Stream, West Virginia, March 1840 Broadside: Ahlenfeld's Defense Against Calumniation, Cold Stream, West Virginia, March 1840

A broadside printed in Cold Stream, Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in March 1840, by Marcus Ahlenfeld, defending himself against accusations of being a quack. The broadside includes testimonials from Maryland physicians attesting to Ahlenfeld's credentials and character. It measures 9" x 11 3/4" and features text within an ornamental border. Only one other copy is known to exist.