SPEECH OF...DELIVERED BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE, UPON OUR FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, NOVEMBER 1ST, 1873.

New York: 1873. 10pp, stitched, original printed self-wrappers [light wear, old rubberstamp]. Good+. Born in New Haven, Pierrepont became a Republican and attorney general of the U.S. He prosecuted John Surratt for the Lincoln assassination. Here he discusses the causes and impact of the Panic of "In commercial disasters the party in power is always held responsible, whether at fault or not." Republicans must wake up and work hard. "Our troubles are an inheritance from the war, and partly due to the system of irredeemable paper money which the war induced." FIRST EDITION. Not in NUC, Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker. Item #11741

Price: $100.00

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