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Unknown Political chart of the United States with a comparative statistical view of North and South

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06143.25 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Springfield, Ohio Type: Broadside Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 sheet ; 40.5 x 57 cm. Order a Copy

Hand colored Republican campaign chart showing slave states, free states, and territories, as well as an image of John C. Fremont, the party's first presidential candidate. Includes population information for North and South, differentiating between slaves and free people. Published by the Rocky Mountain Club of Springfield, Ohio. Printed by C. F. Bradley.

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