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[Election of 1844]:

THE GLORIOUS EIGHTH. YOUR COMPANY IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOM OF ARAH LEONARD, AT HAMILTON CENTRE, ON WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH OF JANUARY NEXT, AT 5 O'CLOCK P.M. TO ATTEND A POLK-ER BALL, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTORIES OF NEW-ORLEANS, AND THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, 1844.

[Hamilton, NY? 1844-1845]. [1], [3 blanks] pp. Folded octavo sheet. Illustration of American Flag with "Polk and Dallas" ribbon surrounding it. Light wear and old folds. Very Good. The invitation lists 24 'Managers', and Clark R. Nash and Alphonso Gilbert as 'Room Managers.' "TICKETS- $1,25, to be had at..... More

Price: $150.00

NASHVILLE, JULY 6, 1844. DEAR SIR:-- THE DEMOCRACY OF TENNESSEE, ACTING THROUGH THE CENTRAL...

[Election of 1844]:

NASHVILLE, JULY 6, 1844. DEAR SIR:-- THE DEMOCRACY OF TENNESSEE, ACTING THROUGH THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THEIR STATE CONVENTION, PROPOSE TO HOLD A MASS MEETING AT THIS PLACE ON THE 15TH OF AUGUST NEXT. THEIR OBJECT WILL BE, BY AN INTERCHANGE OF OPINIONS AND FEELINGS, TO ANIMATE EACH OTHER IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE WHICH THEY ARE MAKING IN ORDER TO BRING BACK THE GOVERNMENT TO ITS REPUBLICAN TRACK BY THE ELECTION OF POLK AND DALLAS, AND SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM THE DANGERS WHICH THREATEN IT IF THE LEADING MEASURES ADVOCATED BY MR. CLAY, AND HIS FEDERAL ASSOCIATES, SHOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. YOUR PRESENCE ON THE OCCASION WOULD BE GRATIFYING...

Nashville: 1844. Folio sheet, folded to [1], [3 blanks] pp. Addressed in manuscript on the last page to Thomas H. Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut. Postal cancel from Nashville dated July 10, and free frank stamp. Manuscript return address, "Felix Robertson Esq. et al Nashville Te." Old folds from mailing, red..... More

Price: $250.00

BANGOR, OCTOBER -- 1848. DEAR SIR: WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED A COMMITTEE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF...

[Election of 1848]:

BANGOR, OCTOBER -- 1848. DEAR SIR: WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED A COMMITTEE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MAINE, INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF PENOBSCOT, PISCATAQUIS, HANCOCK, WASHINGTON AND AROOSTOK, TO CORRESPOND WITH OUR FRIENDS AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ELECTION ON THE SEVENTH OF NOVEMBER...

[Bangor? 1848]. Folio sheet, folded to 7-3/4" x 10". Printed on first page only; second page blank; third page with a manuscript letter urging the recipient [whose last name is Chandler] to campaign vigorously for the Taylor-Whig ticket. Very Good. A plea to get out the vote for Taylor. "If..... More

Price: $250.00

FEDERALISM AND ITS ALLIES EXPOSED! IS HE A TRAITOR TO LIBERTY? Election of 1852

[Election of 1852]:

FEDERALISM AND ITS ALLIES EXPOSED! IS HE A TRAITOR TO LIBERTY?

[New London CT: 1852]. Broadsheet, 8-3/8" x 16". Each side printed in two columns. The verso is headed, "THE LAST GUN! REV. S.W. COGGSHALL, WILL ADDRESS THE FREE DEMOCRACY AT BART'S HALL, THIS MONDAY EVENING." Bold and large type faces. Old folds and a few crimps which do not affect..... More

Price: $1,750.00

THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT! Election of 1852

[Election of 1852]:

THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT!

Boston: Boston Commonwealth... Extra. [1852]. Broadsheet, 21-3/4" x 16". Recto printed in three columns; verso printed in five columns. Untrimmed, light edge wear, a few spots and old folds, with several light crimps and one or two small separations at fold intersection affecting three or four letters. Good+. "Boston Commonwealth........ More

Price: $2,000.00

WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES. WINFIELD SCOTT, OF NEW JERSEY. FOR VICE...

[Election of 1852]:

WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES. WINFIELD SCOTT, OF NEW JERSEY. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, OF NORTH CAROLINA. WHIG ELECTORS FOR THE STATE OF VIRGINIA...

[Richmond? 1852]. Broadside, 3-3/4" x 5/1/4". Text surrounded by a decorative border. Lightly toned and dusted, Very Good. The fifteen electors included Alexander Rives, Joseph Segar, Robert Mayo Jr., Alexander Boteler, and H.H. Marshall. More

Price: $275.00

MESSRS. A.G. HAZARD, C.W. PHILLEO, AND OTHERS, WILL ADDRESS THE KEYSTONE CLUB AT THE TOWN HALL IN...

[Election of 1856]:

MESSRS. A.G. HAZARD, C.W. PHILLEO, AND OTHERS, WILL ADDRESS THE KEYSTONE CLUB AT THE TOWN HALL IN SUFFIELD, ON SATURDAY EVE'G, SEPT. 27, 1856. WE MAKE THE CHARGE, THAT THE TROUBLES IN KANSAS ARE ENCOURAGED AND KEPT ALIVE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF FREEMONT, IN THE HOPE OF GAINING POLITICAL CAPITAL. AND WE CAN PROVE THE CHARGE!

[Suffield, CT? 1856]. Broadside, 11-1/4" x 14-1/2". Bold and large type faces. At the head of the title is a large engraving of the iconic Screaming Eagle. Light soil, a blank upper corner chip, blank verso reinforcement of inner margin, two old tape marks on verso from early hanging. Very..... More

Price: $1,850.00

THE PLATFORMS. BALTIMORE. CHICAGO. Election of 1864

Election of 1864:

THE PLATFORMS. BALTIMORE. CHICAGO.

[New York?]: For sale by all News Agents. Price, $1 per 100, [1864]. Broadside, 9-1/4" x 12". Printed in two columns: the left column headed 'BALTIMORE' and reciting the Republican platform; the first two-thirds of the right column headed 'CHICAGO' and reciting the Democrats' platform; the rest of the right..... More

Price: $750.00

HOW COLUMBIA RECEIVES McCLELLAN'S SALUTATION FROM THE CHICAGO PLATFORM. Election of 1864

[Election of 1864]:

HOW COLUMBIA RECEIVES McCLELLAN'S SALUTATION FROM THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.

[New York: 1864]. Broadside wood engraving, oblong 9-5/8" x 7-7/8". Blank verso uniformly toned, Very Good. "Columbia repudiates Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan's endorsement of the platform devised at the August 1864 Democratic convention in Chicago. The text below the picture provides the dialogue, descriptive notes, and identification of..... More

Price: $750.00

[Election of 1868]:

GRANT AND COLFAX ELECTORAL TICKET. FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS...

[Sacramento? 1868]. Electoral ticket, 2-1/2" x 7-1/2", with a color illustration of a star-studded Lady Liberty and the American Flag. One small fox spot, else Fine. The presidential electors included John B. Felton [San Francisco lawyer and future Mayor of Oakland], O.H. La Grange [who became Superintendent of the San..... More

Price: $225.00

[Election of 1880]:

REPUDIATION.

[np: nd - 1880]. 4pp, folded sheet, caption title, light upper corner spotting. Very Good. The pamphlet supports the Republican platform, urges payment in full of the public debt, and protection for the Nation's bondholders. Denouncing the Democrats for urging an infusion of paper money, which would injure the bondholders..... More

Price: $75.00

GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING!! IN MADISON. Elections of 1836

[Elections of 1836]:

GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING!! IN MADISON.

[Madison, CT? 1836]. Broadside, 5-3/4" x 12". Printed in two columns separated by a rule, several type fonts and styles. Light spotting, Very Good. This rare broadside, issued by the Democratic Republicans of the Town of Madison, reports the results of their meeting on March 23, 1836. The assembled members..... More

Price: $750.00

THE EXCURSION OF THE BOUGHT NOMINATIONS. THE LARGE BALOON "UNION LEAGUE," WILL START IMMEDIATELY....

[Elections of 1868]:

THE EXCURSION OF THE BOUGHT NOMINATIONS. THE LARGE BALOON "UNION LEAGUE," WILL START IMMEDIATELY. THE BALOON IS MANAGED BY THE OLD HUNKERS IN THE RING.

[New York? 1868-1870?]. Broadside, 4-7/8" x 8", caption accompanied by illustration of a large balloon filled with persons holding American flags, and held in place by men straining on ropes. A crowd of onlookers has gathered. Minor wear, Very Good. The Union League, founded in 1863 by prominent New Yorkers..... More

Price: $850.00

Elyria Union Schools:

HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION OF THE ELYRIA UNION SCHOOLS. ELY'S HALL, FRIDAY EVEN'G. APRIL 5TH, 1861. PROGRAMME.

[Elryia, OH? 1861]. Broadside, 5" x 9.75", printed on yellow paper using different sizes and typesettings. Light edgewear, some spotting [mostly in blank margins]. A few old folds, occasional very small holes along folds [no text loss]. The program lists twenty-five performances, including a 'Woman's Rights Convention,' and the names..... More

Price: $50.00

THE LONDON GAZETTE. NUMB. 1596. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY... HIS MAJESTY HAVING BEEN PLEASED TO MAKE...

[England] Plantation Trade:

THE LONDON GAZETTE. NUMB. 1596. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY... HIS MAJESTY HAVING BEEN PLEASED TO MAKE AN ORDER IN COUNCIL TO ENCOURAGE THE PLANTATION-TRADE; FOR THE BETTER INFORMATION OF THE PERSONS CONCERNED, IT IS HERE PUBLISHED.

London: Printed by Thos. Newcomb in the Savoy, From Thursday March 3. to Monday March 7. 1680. Broadsheet, 7" x 11". Printed in double columns. Small hole affecting about four letters. Overall, Very Good. The entire front page contains the announcement of new regulations of the Plantation trade with..... More

Price: $250.00

[Faxon, Henry H.]:

TO THE VOTERS OF MASSACHUSETTS. RECORD OF BRACKETT AND LODGE.

[Boston: October 21, 1886]. Broadsheet, 6" x 13." Printed in double columns, Near Fine. Faxon is a "temperance Republican." Opposing the "wily" Brackett and Lodge, he says "these political aspirants have voted for whiskey." They must be taught that fame and honor do "not lie in the direction of the..... More

Price: $50.00

[Fenner, James; Aaron White; and others]:

MEMORIAL TO THE HON. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND &C., AT THEIR SESSION TO BE HOLDEN ON THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER, 1839, THE UNDERSIGNED, FREEMEN OF THE TOWN OF CUMBERLAND-- RESPECTFULLY REPRESENT...

[Cumberland RI: October, 1839]. Broadside, printed in three columns. 8.5" x 16" with caption title [as issued]. Lightly foxed, Very Good plus. A heartfelt Jacksonian protest against banking institutions during the hard times that followed the Panic of 1837. Rhode Island's banks have "utterly refused payment of all claims..... More

Price: $450.00

THE JACKSON OR FENNER PAMPHLET. James Fenner

[Fenner, James]:

THE JACKSON OR FENNER PAMPHLET.

[Providence? 1831]. Broadside, 11" x 18". Printed in three columns. Browned uniformly. Several holes along the blank vertical line separating the second and third columns but text unaffected. Old folds, some spotting. Good to Good+ Governor Fenner, Rhode Island's leading Jacksonian, was opposed by the Whig Lemuel Arnold in the..... More

Price: $375.00

MR. FILLMORE'S SPEECH, DELIVERED AT ALBANY. WHAT HE THINKS OF THE REPUBLICANS. Millard Fillmore

Fillmore, Millard:

MR. FILLMORE'S SPEECH, DELIVERED AT ALBANY. WHAT HE THINKS OF THE REPUBLICANS.

[np: 1856]. Broadside, printed in two columns. 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". Several fold splits at blank margins; small holes affecting 5-6 letters. Light foxing. Good+. Former President Fillmore was the presidential candidate in 1856 of the American or Know-Nothing Party, which had formed to counter the allegedly excessive influence..... More

Price: $1,750.00

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE UNLADING OF SHIPS AND VESSELS, IN CASES OF OBSTRUCTION BY ICE. First...

First Congress:

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE UNLADING OF SHIPS AND VESSELS, IN CASES OF OBSTRUCTION BY ICE.

[Philadelphia: 1791]. Small folio broadside, 7.5" x 11.25". Three paragraphs, each line numbered in the left margin. Blank edge a bit rough, Very Good. A rare, unusual imprint of the First Congress, still in slip bill form, probably for proofing by the designated Clerks before final printing. In this..... More

Price: $1,000.00

Florida:

A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR HOLDING ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS THEREIN. H.R. 416. REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE TERRITORIES. FEBRUARY 1, 1827. READ TWICE AND ORDERED TO BE ENGROSSED, AND READ A THIRD TIME TODAY. 19TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION.

Washington: 1827. Broadside. Light tan, Very Good. More

Price: $30.00

[Floyd, John]:

SURVEY PERFORMED BY GEORGE MAY, SURVEYOR OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, FOR JOHN FLOYD, OF SETTLEMENT AND PREEMPTION LANDS ACQUIRED FROM STEPHEN TRIGG, COMPRISING "400 ACRES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ON THE SOUTH BRANCHES OF HARROD'S CREEK BEGINNING AT A WALNUT AND SUGAR TREE... [A]LSO 1000 ACRES BY VIRTUE OF A PREEMPTIONS WARRANT BEGINNING AT A SUGAR TREE CORNER TO THE SAID SETTLEMENT..." WITH COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE SURVEY, A PEN AND INK SKETCH, AND SIGNATURE AND ATTESTATION: "ALEXANDER WOODROW, D.S.J.C. FOR ROBERT BRECKINRIDGE, S.J.C." SURVEYORS.

[Jefferson County, Kentucky: January 20, 1782]. Manuscript, 8" x 12-1/2". 29 lines, plus pen and ink sketch of the property. Several short fold splits and small holes, but text preserved. This survey, a contemporary copy, was likely written by Alexander Woodrow, the deputy surveyor for Jefferson County at the time..... More

Price: $600.00

UNCLE NED, AS SUNG BY DE COLORED SOCIETY IN GENERAL. Stephen Foster

[Foster, Stephen]:

UNCLE NED, AS SUNG BY DE COLORED SOCIETY IN GENERAL.

[np: @1850]. Broadside song, without music, in three stanzas of four lines each, plus repetitive chorus in four lines. Lightly toned, Very Good. The first line: "I once knew a darkey, and his name was Uncle Ned,/ Oh he died long ago- long ago." "A lament in memory of a...... More

Price: $275.00

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT WE THE CORPORATION BY THE NAME STYLE AND TITLE OF "THE...

Franklin Institute:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT WE THE CORPORATION BY THE NAME STYLE AND TITLE OF "THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE MECHANIC ARTS" ARE HELD AND FIRMLY BOUND UNTO GEORGE M. DALLAS, BAYSE NEWCOMB, JOSIAH RANDALL, JAMES HARPER, THOMAS KITTERA, SAMUEL BADGER AND JOHN STEELE ALL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ESQUIRES TRUSTEES FOR AND ON BEHALF AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF "THE GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND MASONIC JURISDICTION THEREUNTO BELONGING" IN THE SUM OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS LAWFUL SILVER MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO BE PAID TO THE SAID... TRUSTEES AFORESAID...WE DO BIND OURSELVES AND OUR SUCCESSORS AND EVERY OF THEM FIRMLY BY THESE PRESENTS. SEALED WITH THE COMMON SEAL OF OUR SAID CORPORATION. DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE. 1835. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT IF THE ABOVE-BOUNDEN THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE...[SHALL PAY THE TRUSTEES] THE JUST AND FULL SUM OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS...ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY [1836] TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE DATE OF FIVE PER CENTUM PER ANNUM [BEING MONEYS BELONGING TO THE GRAND LODGE AFORESAID AND PART OF THE PURCHASE MONEYS PROCEEDING FROM THE SALE MADE OF THE MASONIC HALL AND LOT IN CHESTNUT STREET TO THE CORPORATION AFORESAID] WITHOUT ANY FRAUD OR FURTHER DELAY THEN THE ABOVE OBLIGATION TO BE VOID OR ELSE TO BE AND REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND VIRTUE. [signed] JAMES RONALDSON| PRESIDENT F. I.

[Philadelphia: 1835]. Broadside, 10" x 16". Entirely in elegant ink manuscript. A few very small edge chips [a letter or two affected at outermost edges]. Folds repaired on verso with archival tape. Blindstamp of the Franklin Institute in the bottom blank margin featuring a bust profile of Benjamin Franklin. Signed..... More

Price: $600.00

[Franklin Philomathean Society]:

EXHIBITION OF THE FRANKLIN PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 32D, 1345. AT THE CITY HALL.| DIS-ORDER OF EXERCISES.| LOT, NO. 1--- BRAND A.| 1. COMIC SOLO...LOWELL BRASS BAND.| 2. ORATIO SALUTATORIA (ORIGINAL)... HORATIUS NELSONUS HOLBROOKUS...| LOT, NO. 2-- BRAND B.| 1. MUSIC - "THE CART-WHEEL COTTILLION."... L.B. BAND.| 2. PUSS-A-LINE'S EXPULSION...| TICKETS FREE-- TO BE HAD AT THE UNPRINCIPLED BOOKSTORES, &C. &C. BRO. CARLTON WILL OFFICIATE AS A MASTER OF CEREMONIES. PROCESSION FORMED AT 7. AUDIENCE TICKLED AT 8 O'CLOCK.

[Lowell, MA? 1845?]. Broadside, 7.25" x 16". Text and illustrations within an attractive decorative border. Woodcut illustration of a kicking donkey, a top-hatted gentleman standing behind it. Light folds, Near Fine. This rare satirical broadside features ten "exercises" under "Lot. No. 1" and nine under "Lot No. 2." Some participants..... More

Price: $500.00

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