TO THE VOTERS OF THE 10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT...
[North Carolina: 1840?]. Two identical folio broadsides, uncut, each measuring 27 x 41 cm. Moderately browned, long split repaired without loss. Else Very Good.
An unusual North Carolina uncut double broadside, advocating the election of John Worth over that Congressional district's symbol of the 'political class,' Abraham Rencher: the latter "has been in Congress ten years,- and can any one point out any thing that he ever did there? All know that he has been a mere cypher." Hummel and American Imprints suggest an 1839 publication date, but this seems unlikely: Congressman Rencher declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1838. The likelier publication date is 1840, when the now-rested Rencher returned to the political fray after having served ten years in Congress, and won the election.
FIRST EDITION. Hummel 1506 [1- UNC]. AI 58898 [1- NcU]. OCLC locates four copies under two accession numbers, as of April 2022. Item #29697
Price: $275.00