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To the Laboring Men of New York.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05864 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Broadside Date: 18 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 48.3 cm, Width: 30.4 cm Order a Copy

Issued by "A Democratic Workingman." Civil War anti-draft riot broadside reminding potential rioters that all damages incurred during the riots are paid for with city money; that is, money out of their own pockets. Encourages New Yorkers to trust that unlawful policy will be settled in the highest courts.

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