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19 July 1865
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott (1817-1875)
Kentucky election call for white mail Union citizens over 21 years old who have not "expatriated" themselves by aiding the Confederacy.
GLC08315
circa 1918
Dixie Editors Fear Dry Force Bill Will Lead to Negro Controls in South; Destroys States Rights
Prohibition broadside railing against the prospect of prohibition, because it opens the door to northern infringement upon southern whites. "[The fourteenth] amendment gives to Congress the power to force upon the South a vote for the negro - and a...
GLC09079
19 April 1861
Unknown
Herald extra
Reports on various events related to the 19 April 1861 Baltimore Riot, during which secessionists attacked Union soldiers passing through the city. Headlines announce "Governor Hicks Yielding" and "Massachusetts Regiment Reach Washington!"...
GLC06107.39
1861
South Carolina Convention (1860-1862)
[The Ordinance of secession for the state of South Carolina]
Exact lithographic copy of the original manuscript ordinance with reproduced signatures of those who voted for the act. Printed by Evans and Cogswell, by act of the South Carolina assembly. "...An ordinance to dissolve the Union between the State of...
GLC00395
5 March 1861
Young, Joshua M. (fl. 1861)
President Lincoln's Inaugural. Maine Democrat Extra
Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in three colums.
GLC05557.01
18 January 1861
Whitthorne, W.C.
Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of Tennessee [secession crisis]
Regarding resolutions recently adopted by the state of New York, concerning the tendering of men and money to the President of the United States. The broadside argues that they should not be used in coercing certain sovereign states of the south in...
GLC07291
1864/09/19 ca.
Holmes, David S. (fl.1864)
Benedict Arnold & Horatio Seymour! ... Who is to be president? [election]
Election-relation broadside attacking Seymour and attempting to link him to the 1863 draft riots in New York City.
GLC06813
[after 18 December 1857]
Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861)
Campaign Democrat Extra. No. 2: On Kansas Affairs
Complete text of Douglas's report from the Committee on Territories to the United States Senate on December 18, 1857. With a new bill proposing specific guidelines for authorizing the Kansas territory to form a constitution to prepare for admittance...
GLC03167
14 April 1877
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
A Policy for the Blacks. Letter to a Colored Mississippian
This broadside is titled "A Policy for the Blacks. Letter to a Colored Mississippian" and is summarized at the top in a paragraph "The President's Policy Discussed by a Radical Republican - Duty Of The Colored People - No Further Allegiance due to...
GLC09400.007
10 February 1862
Andrew, John A. (John Albion) (1818-1867)
[Broadside warning against recruitment fraud]
Issued by Andrew as Governor of Massachusetts. Warns citizens against enticement into other state militias. Says "they can expect no aid from the authorities of Massachusetts in any embarrassments in which they may find themselves." Mentions some...
GLC02251
1 February 1864
Gilmore, Joseph Albree (1811-1867)
[New Hampshire proclamation to meet the draft quota]
Proclamation promulgated by New Hampshire Governor Gilmore and New Hampshire Secretary of State Allen Tenny. Encourages the enlistment of New Hampshire citizens, who "will rise in their might and like an avalanche... sweep the last traces of armed...
GLC02125
23 April 1861
Reports on various events related to the 19 April 1861 Baltimore Riot, during which secessionists attacked Union soldiers passing through the city. Discusses a town meeting held in Calais' Horton's Hall, where "The vast assemblage was animated by...
GLC06107.40
3 May 1942
Japanese internment broadside
This broadside, printed in Los Angeles, ordered "all persons of Japanese ancestry" to assemble for transport to detention camps. The document gives specific directions to families about what they could take with them-household and personal items...
GLC06360
1864
Union Party (1864)
Think before you vote!
Union broadside to citizens of Michigan promoting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President. Denounces Democratic candidate General George McClellan. Ends with, "If the Union and government is not maintained, the nation is...
GLC08546
25 October 1856
Miller, Daniel L. (fl. 1856)
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. Let every Voter Examine and Judge for Himself!
Election broadside focusing on the extension of slavery. Compares the Presidential platforms of James Buchanan/John C. Breckinridge and John C. Fremont/William L. Dayton. Buchanan/Breckinridge attest that "Congress has no Constitutional right to...
GLC06275
1866/04/02 after
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
A Proclamation: Declaring the insurrection at an end in certain states
Printed on blue paper. Reconstruction related.
GLC02037
16 July 1864
One More Rally! Ward 6 in Advance!
Printed by Stevenson & Nichols at Nos. 22 & 24 Healey's Arcade. Broadside announces a meeting scheduled at "Volunteer Hall" to hear the report of the Committee on organizing the Mutual Draft-Preventing Association. This was a pro-quota meeting to...
GLC02388.02
24 October 1864
Williams, W. T. C. (fl. 1864)
To the relatives of deceased soldiers of of Leake County
File contains two documents, a broadside and an autograph letter signed. Broadside, which says "Circular" at the top, says he has received from Major J.L. Power, Superintendent of the Army Records of Mississippi Troops, many blanks for the...
GLC05987.45
1835/12/10
Texas. General Council.
To The People of Texas re: siege of Mexican garrison at San Antonio de Bexar
Streeter Texas 92. re siege of Mexican garrison at San Antonio de Bexar. Compared with Streeter copy at Yale University.
GLC02558
[after 26 June 1857]
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Speech of Hon. Abram Lincoln, in reply to Judge Douglas
Delivered in Representatives' Hall, Springfield, Illinois. Replies to Judge Stephen Douglas's speech two weeks earlier on the subject of Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, and Utah. Douglas had spoken in favor of the Dred Scott decision and Lincoln's...
GLC02813
21 September 1781
Bailey, F. (fl. 1781-1792)
Postscript to the Freeman's Journal, Sept. 21.
This document is a copy of the Postscript to the Freeman's Journal from 21 September 1781. It contains letter from a free black man named Cato, "a poor negro," complaining of a newly proposed act that would have sent free blacks back into slavery...
GLC05818
30 October 1863
A Traitor's Peace
Broadside signed "A Democratic Workingman." Expresses anger at politicians calling for peace and "the Union as it was." Criticizes Southern peace terms from the "Richmond Enquirer" : including recognition of the Confederacy, withdraw of Union forces...
GLC02389
circa 1862
Kirby-Smith, Edmund (1824-1893)
[Announcement of Confederate troops entering Kentucky]
Confederate Major General Kirby Smith announcing that the Confederate Army "has again entered your territory, under my command." Says they are not coming as invaders, but under the principle that govenment derives its powers from the governed. Says...
GLC04507.02
1856/10/25
One Hundred Dollars Reward. Shall extension of slavery be prohibited? [election]
A comparison of Democratic Buchanan/Breckinridge platform to Republican Fremont/Dayton platform with historical background. Prints quotations from Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Polk, and the Constitution. For anyone who can disprove the statements...
GLC06814
18 August 1858
Goodenow, Robert (1800-1874)
Astounding Disclosures!
An inflammatory Republican attack on the Democratic Party. Subtitled: "What will the Pirate Democracy do next!" Attacks Democrats over Kansas, slavery, and general corruption of the party. In the second half of the broadside, Goodenow, a...
GLC04714
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