Apr 27, 2017 - Sale 2444

Sale 2444 - Lot 228

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(NEW YORK.) Pair of large political broadsides. Letterpress broadsides, various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1832, 1837

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"Democratic Republican Nominations: For Governor, Francis Granger. . ." Includes the minutes of the Tioga County Democratic Republican Convention, denouncing President Jackson's unfair treatment of the Cherokees and other policies; and an "Address to the Democratic Republican Electors of the County of Tioga," denouncing Jackson at greater length: "At no period since the revolution has this mighty Republic been exposed to the dangers which now threaten its destruction." 21 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches; worn with substantial marginal losses and slight loss of text, moderate foxing. Tioga County, NY, October 1832.
"Republican Nominations: For Senator, John M'Lean. . ." Includes the text of a long letter "To the Republican Electors of Clinton County," which urges voters to continue the policies of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. 24 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches in yellow paper, minimal dampstaining. Clinton County, NY, 13 October 1837. Neither broadside appears in OCLC.