Printed broadside, 13.5 x 20.5 in. WAR MEETING. Champlain, NY: n.d., ca 1862. Broadside features large patriotic illustration of an eagle surmounting a union shield, with arrows and olive leaves in each talon and banner draped in front. Title text in bold lettering above and below, with additional information about the meeting toward the bottom, including its location: "on the Island, / in Champlain Village," and date: August 9, 1862. Meeting to include "Music, Patriotic Songs, Ejaculations and Short Speeches...and everything else necessary to promote the cause." Broadside concludes with this entreaty: "Let every man, YOUNG, and OLD, in this section ATTEND, and devote the day, and all his energies, to the cause of his Country ; and let a hearty, telling and effective response to the call of our President, be offered on this occasion, and 100 able-bodied men march from this meeting to Head Quarters at Plattsburgh." Undersigned and dated in print, August 7, 1862 by five members of the Champlain Town Committee. Provenance:Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Broadside with heavy wear and tear, especially to edges and corners, with water damage to upper and lower edges, and ink impressions from folding.
Printed broadside, 13.5 x 20.5 in. WAR MEETING. Champlain, NY: n.d., ca 1862. Broadside features large patriotic illustration of an eagle surmounting a union shield, with arrows and olive leaves in each talon and banner draped in front. Title text in bold lettering above and below, with additional information about the meeting toward the bottom, including its location: "on the Island, / in Champlain Village," and date: August 9, 1862. Meeting to include "Music, Patriotic Songs, Ejaculations and Short Speeches...and everything else necessary to promote the cause." Broadside concludes with this entreaty: "Let every man, YOUNG, and OLD, in this section ATTEND, and devote the day, and all his energies, to the cause of his Country ; and let a hearty, telling and effective response to the call of our President, be offered on this occasion, and 100 able-bodied men march from this meeting to Head Quarters at Plattsburgh." Undersigned and dated in print, August 7, 1862 by five members of the Champlain Town Committee. Provenance:Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Broadside with heavy wear and tear, especially to edges and corners, with water damage to upper and lower edges, and ink impressions from folding.
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