Actions for Proclamation for 1863! [electronic resource] : It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. ... We, the subscribers, having bought of Albert Colby his entire stock of books, stereotype plates, sheet stock, watches, jewelry, and stationery, and wishing to dispose of them in the shortest time possible, have leased premises 233 & 235 Washington St., (basement story,) and will sell the following books, worth from $1.00 to $3.00, each for only 50 cents each, without gifts, until Jan. 1st, 1864, when every thing left will be closed off at public auction. ...