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Democratic Party The Democratic platform. Gen. McClellan's letter of acceptance.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01701 Author/Creator: Democratic Party Place Written: New York Type: Broadsheet Date: 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 36 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

An official printing of General George McClellan's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president on first page. The rest of the broadside is a Pro-Democratic comparison of the Democratic and Republican platforms, and military policies. Reprints campaign songs, military policies, and excerpts from letters and quotes of President Abraham Lincoln.

McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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