Original broadside issued by Thomas ap Catesby Jones advertising the availability of a "Tavern Stand and Blacksmith's Shop," evidently the old Dranesville Tavern in Virginia, one page, 7.5 x 7.5, December 12, 1837. The broadside reads, in part: "For one or more years, the Tavern Stand and Blacksmith's Shop, recently and for several years occupied by Ira Gunnell, situate on the Georgetown and Leesburg turnpike road…For conveniences of wood, water, &c., this place is not equalled by any other on the above road; and it has at all times commanded more than a full share of all kinds of traveling custom. The position is an eligible one for a good wheelwright and country blacksmith. To a person who can come well recommended—and none other need apply—great advantages will be given and immediate possession may be had." In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining and tightly trimmed edges. Accompanied by a Fairfax County booklet on the Dranesville Tavern Historic District, published in 1975. This broadside is not recorded in Hummell's work on broadsides nor in his supplement on Virginia Broadsides.
Seven days earlier, Jones had resigned his naval commission after distinguished service against pirates and the British. He later gained fame for actions in California, seizing the port of Monterey after receiving false news that the US was at war with Mexico in 1842.
