Apr 27, 2017 - Sale 2444

Sale 2444 - Lot 251

Price Realized: $ 2,000
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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(PRESIDENTS--1836 CAMPAIGN.) Democratic Whig Ticket! For President, Daniel Webster, a full-page election prox on the back page of an issue of the Northampton Courier. 4 pages, 23 x 17 1/2 inches, on one folding sheet; mount remnants on title page, 9 binder punch holes along inner margin, one-inch hole in upper margin, moderate edge wear. Northampton, MA, 9 November 1836

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The 1836 campaign was Daniel Webster's first attempt to gain the presidency. He ran as one of four candidates in the divided Whig Party, but carried only his home state of Massachusetts as Martin Van Buren beat the field.