Lot of 10 letters discussing US politics Author: Place: Various places Publisher: Date: c.1832-1857 Description: 10 letters. All handwritten, most include addresses and cancel date stamps. Lot of letters, dated between 1832 and 1857, all containing political content or written by members of a political party. Also included is one undated letter from Charles Sumner. All contain content from the period leading up to the presidency of James Buchanan Addressed to Congressman John Bucher from Francis Shunk (would become PA Governor), Dec. 12, 1832, discussing the unsuccessful vote for Senator Letter from Dudley Mann, Dec. 5, 1833 to L.M. Barkley in the Pa. House in opposition to McKean and in support of James Buchanan included: "Buch(anan) or Muhlenberg would be the candidates for you to select from and support. McKean has no friends in this County in any party.... you know the Jackson men are opposed to him; .... so are a majority of the nationals, his talents are not superior to the others- under these circumstances why support him- If you wish to represent your constituents, you will not vote for him; and if you want to benefit your native state I presume you would not select Saml McKean as the proper person." With Bedford PA Dec 7 circular date stamp (cds). David Porter letter as State Senator to Reah Frazer reporting the vote for U.S. Senator with James Buchanan as the winner. Porter frank and Harrisburg, Pa. Cds, Dec. 14, 1836. Very newsy letter from delegate of Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, May 7, 1837 with address leaf to his wife in Philadelphia., light Harrisburg cds and return address listed as "Convention", letter discusses the bitter debate of Whigs and Anti-masons, especially Thaddeus Stevens. Henry Buehler to Reah Frazer concerning the Pennsylvania Convention which would determine the State's nominee for President, Harrisburg, Oct. 29,1842. Autographed letter signed (als), Jan. 6, 1857 from Simon Cameron in his hand to Reah Frazer asking that a copy of Frazer's newspaper with election information be sent to a friend, Cameron was fiercely anti-Buchanan, letter related to 1857 election when Buchanan would be elected, letter ends "We must fight on till the end". May 7,1844 New York stampless from Judge Samuel Foot to Henry W Green (Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court). Talks of Presidential race and expectations for Clay. Mentions his heart warms for the Southern delegates in town for the convention. July 27, 1844 with black Shippensburg, PA cds, incl. "This day it rains constant which I think will make a great many thousand bushels of corn. I think a much greater blessing than the great Clay Whig meeting that is to take place in Chambersburg today. For my part I cannot see why any moral, good man could wish to place Henry Clay at the head of the nation and look for a blessing of prosperity on that nation" Worcester, Ma. Stampless, Nov 27, 1848 with letter describing pre-election rallies of the Whigs and Free Soilers, incl. "Politics have been all the (sic) here for three or four weeks past. Each party having torchlights, illuminations, bonfires, firing cannon etc. Some few weeks since the whigs and free soilers had torch lights the same evening. The whigs had Daniel Webster to make them a speech and the free soilers had several speakers at the hall...Fronts of the builds was arranged. Several fire works. Together with a free soil balloon which ascended a short distance and burnt." Charles Sumner als, undated requesting the vols of Parliamentary History & Debate from 1776 to 1783. Lot Amendments Condition: Various states of wear; all very good or better. Item number: 315701
Lot of 10 letters discussing US politics Author: Place: Various places Publisher: Date: c.1832-1857 Description: 10 letters. All handwritten, most include addresses and cancel date stamps. Lot of letters, dated between 1832 and 1857, all containing political content or written by members of a political party. Also included is one undated letter from Charles Sumner. All contain content from the period leading up to the presidency of James Buchanan Addressed to Congressman John Bucher from Francis Shunk (would become PA Governor), Dec. 12, 1832, discussing the unsuccessful vote for Senator Letter from Dudley Mann, Dec. 5, 1833 to L.M. Barkley in the Pa. House in opposition to McKean and in support of James Buchanan included: "Buch(anan) or Muhlenberg would be the candidates for you to select from and support. McKean has no friends in this County in any party.... you know the Jackson men are opposed to him; .... so are a majority of the nationals, his talents are not superior to the others- under these circumstances why support him- If you wish to represent your constituents, you will not vote for him; and if you want to benefit your native state I presume you would not select Saml McKean as the proper person." With Bedford PA Dec 7 circular date stamp (cds). David Porter letter as State Senator to Reah Frazer reporting the vote for U.S. Senator with James Buchanan as the winner. Porter frank and Harrisburg, Pa. Cds, Dec. 14, 1836. Very newsy letter from delegate of Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, May 7, 1837 with address leaf to his wife in Philadelphia., light Harrisburg cds and return address listed as "Convention", letter discusses the bitter debate of Whigs and Anti-masons, especially Thaddeus Stevens. Henry Buehler to Reah Frazer concerning the Pennsylvania Convention which would determine the State's nominee for President, Harrisburg, Oct. 29,1842. Autographed letter signed (als), Jan. 6, 1857 from Simon Cameron in his hand to Reah Frazer asking that a copy of Frazer's newspaper with election information be sent to a friend, Cameron was fiercely anti-Buchanan, letter related to 1857 election when Buchanan would be elected, letter ends "We must fight on till the end". May 7,1844 New York stampless from Judge Samuel Foot to Henry W Green (Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court). Talks of Presidential race and expectations for Clay. Mentions his heart warms for the Southern delegates in town for the convention. July 27, 1844 with black Shippensburg, PA cds, incl. "This day it rains constant which I think will make a great many thousand bushels of corn. I think a much greater blessing than the great Clay Whig meeting that is to take place in Chambersburg today. For my part I cannot see why any moral, good man could wish to place Henry Clay at the head of the nation and look for a blessing of prosperity on that nation" Worcester, Ma. Stampless, Nov 27, 1848 with letter describing pre-election rallies of the Whigs and Free Soilers, incl. "Politics have been all the (sic) here for three or four weeks past. Each party having torchlights, illuminations, bonfires, firing cannon etc. Some few weeks since the whigs and free soilers had torch lights the same evening. The whigs had Daniel Webster to make them a speech and the free soilers had several speakers at the hall...Fronts of the builds was arranged. Several fire works. Together with a free soil balloon which ascended a short distance and burnt." Charles Sumner als, undated requesting the vols of Parliamentary History & Debate from 1776 to 1783. Lot Amendments Condition: Various states of wear; all very good or better. Item number: 315701
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