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Box 7

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Contains 11 Results:

War Democratic State Committee of the State of New York. Watch Words for War Democrats! New York: New York Daily Era Print, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Political broadside supporting War Democrats and the Union cause and opposing slavery. Republishes articles from 3 publications: the New York daily era, the Cincinnati Catholic telegraph, and the Boston herald, the last of which also quotes from an article in the Richmond enquirer dated Aug. 19, 1864 (Source: https://www.worldcat.org/title/1263277227)

Dates: 1864

Popular Vote for President 1860-64. New York: J. Disturnell, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Broadside announcing the popular vote tallies for president of the United States in 1860 and 1864, with electoral vote results for president and vice-president in 1860.

Dates: 1864

Rebel Terms of Peace! People of Michigan! - The Copperheads of our State and the whole North..., 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Political broadside opposing the Copperheads (Democratic Party) and their 1864 presidential candidate, General George B. McClellan.

Dates: 1864

National Union Executive Committee. The Two Roads to Peace! How Shall We End the Rebellion - Shall We Coax It, or Crush It? Published by the National Union Executive Committee, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Political handbill. Recto "The Two Roads to Peace" publishes the Chicago (Democrat) and Baltimore (Republicans) platforms. Verso presents article "Who Is Responsible For the War?" extracted from a speech by Alexander H. Stephens and article "Shall the South Have Disruption Too?" extracted from a speech delivered by Hon. Frederick Hasseurek in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dates: 1864

National Union Executive Committee. What Jeff. Davis Thinks of the War. National Union Executive Committee, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Political broadside promoting Abraham Lincoln's candidacy for president of the United States. What Jeff. Davis Thinks of the War. the Main Plank of the Chicago Platform Is That Which Pronounces the War a Failure and on That Account Demands That "Immediate Efforts Be Made for a Cessation of Hostilities." Here It Is at Full Length.

Dates: 1864

National Union Executive Committee. What Genuine Democrats Think of the Rebellion. New York: National Union Executive Committee, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Handbill that is a compilation of statements by leading Democrats in support of the war.

Dates: 1864

The Platforms. Baltimore. Chicago. Points of Difference, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Broadside "For sale by all News Agents. Price, $1 per 100."

Dates: 1864

National Union Executive Committee. Is the War a Failure? New York, 1864

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

Broadside. Includes quotations from Generals Grant, Seymour, Sherman, and Dix.

Dates: 1864

Bourne, Wm Oland. The Workingman. New York: American News Co., 1864 October 15

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1864 October 15