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Nomination and Address of the Essex Republican Convention held at Ipswich

Large campaign broadside for delegates to the Republican Party convention of Essex County, Massachusetts for the election to be held on the first Monday in April 1823. Says at a meeting of delegates held on the 19th of March in Ipswich it was...

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Mrs. Burritt's defence of her husband; first published in the Southern recorder, Milledgeville, Geo. August 14, 1830.

Elijah Burritt's former partner, John G. Polhill, had charged that Burritt had distributed incendiary pamphlets written by African-American abolitionist David Walker. In this open letter to the editors, his wife states that her husband only sold the...

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[Singing school exhibition handbill]

Printed by Amy & Milne's Steam Press. Possibly created in Fall River, Massachusetts. Advertises Parker Borden's "Juvenile Class" performance, consisting of 150 children. Program lists songs included in the show and ticket sale locations. Contains...

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Notice to delinquent tax-payers in the town of Acushnet.

Announces that thirty days from this date, the collector of taxes, Jabez Wood, will collect any unpaid taxes for 1864 and previous years for offenders in the Town of Acushnet.

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B.A.A. Concert!

Broadside advertising a concert at Bristol, Rhode Island town hall. Program is divided into two sets, with first set having 8 songs, then an intermission, and then a second set with 9 songs. Songs played by an orchestra, great chorus, chorus, and...

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Know all men by these presents, that in consideration of.

Printed certificate for conveying property to the Quakers, with entry spaces not filled in. Document formerly was adhered to back of a Penn broadside.

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Battle of Gettysburg, Pa July 3rd 1863.

Handcolored lithograph, possibly contemporary with the battle. Depicts the men engaged in battle. Includes a brief paragraph describing the battle and the commanders on each side, Union and Confederate.

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Battle of New Orleans

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Depicts General Andrew Jackson, on a white horse, leading his troops in the defense of New Orleans on 8 January 1815, the last major battle of the War of 1812. The American troops are...

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Battle of Stones River

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Full title is: "Battle of Stone River. Near Murfreesborough, Tenn." Seems to have been partially hand colored. Depicts Major General William S. Rosencrans on a black horse directing the...

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to Jeremiah Wadsworth

David Humphreys encloses a paper (not included) that explains the reasons for the recent movements of both the British and Continental armies during the Revolutionary War. He also encloses a sketch of the order of battle (not included) for the...

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