(NEW YORK NIAGARA) [Hulett TG] The Bald Eagles Protest To

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(NEW YORK--NIAGARA.) [Hulett, T.G.] The Bald Eagle's Protest * To the Public, My Last Appeal. Pair of letterpress broadsides, each 10 1/2 x 8 inches; both worn, with early repairs and mount remnants on verso, the second with a one-inch hole in text area. Buffalo, NY: Faxon & Graves, 1840

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Hulett operated an ice cream parlor near Niagara Falls, and kept a wounded bald eagle on display as a tourist attraction. These patriotic broadsides are written in the voice of the imprisoned eagle, pleading for his freedom. WorldCat lists one other copy.