£9 for Columbus’ Birthplace
How an. English widow lias sold what is claimed as tho birthplace of Christo* . pher Columbus for less than £lO, iv« told in the Echo do Paris, recently'. [ Christopher Columbus is believed to [ have been born in a dilapidated hovel , at Calvi, Corsica, and tho municipal , council wished to buy the site for its ( historical associations, Tho property was owned by an elder- . ly English widow, Mrs. .Baker, with , whom negotiations were oponed, Sirs. Baker asked £95 for tho house, but the . municipality, on tho pretext that the place threatened to fall in mins, made , an offer of £9 10s, The Englishwoman, far from anxious to find herself later obliged to restore the alleged historical monument, accepted the offer, and tho salo was completed.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 214, 7 September 1934, Page 11
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128£9 for Columbus’ Birthplace Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 214, 7 September 1934, Page 11
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