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Burbank, Robert I., fl. 1860 [Announcement for a Republican demonstration scheduled to be held 16 October 1860]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08504 Author/Creator: Burbank, Robert I., fl. 1860 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Printed document Date: 1 October 1860 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Circular inviting Republican organizations to attend a "wide-awake" demonstration and torch-light procession. Instructs participants to inform Burbank, Chief Marshal of Boston, of the "number of men you can parade ... the list of your officers, and the names of other organizations in your vicinity ... " Lists the names of participants in the Ward and County Committee, and in the State Committee. Refers to the event as a wide-awake occasion. Printed on Republican Head-Quarters stationery. Docketed in pencil. Contains discoloration in the lower left corner.

Burbank, Robert I., fl. 1860

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