Lend your aid to hasten victory! : Those who have made fortunes on the war, should give to help the war! If every man will give his share, we will soon have victory and peace! When you help recruiting, you only do your duty; when you give money, you cancel a just debt! Philadelphia, March 18th, 1865. [blank] Dear Sir: The government has authorized the formation of a corps of veterans, to be commanded by that gallant Pennsylvanian, General Hancock, and has assigned as Philadelphia's share one brigade, to be called the Birney Brigade, in honor of our lamented townsman, General D.B. Birney. ... | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Fassitt, John Barclay, 1843-1905.
Contributor	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
	Booth & Garrett, former owner.
Title	Lend your aid to hasten victory! : Those who have made fortunes on the war, should give to help the war! If every man will give his share, we will soon have victory and peace! When you help recruiting, you only do your duty; when you give money, you cancel a just debt! Philadelphia, March 18th, 1865. [blank] Dear Sir: The government has authorized the formation of a corps of veterans, to be commanded by that gallant Pennsylvanian, General Hancock, and has assigned as Philadelphia's share one brigade, to be called the Birney Brigade, in honor of our lamented townsman, General D.B. Birney. ...
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1865
Date	[1865]
Physical Description	[4] p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes	Caption title, with first lines of text.
	Signed on p. [3]: J. Barclay Fassitt, secretary of the committee.
	"The committee who have charge of the organization of the brigade are: O.W. Davis, Henry C. Howell, George Bullock, David Faust, John W. Everman, Joseph F. Tobias, D.S. Winebrener, Seth B. Stitt. Executive officers of the committee. Benjamin Franklin, Chief of Detectives of the city of PHiladelphia. Treasurer. Morton McMichael, Jr., cashier of First National Bank."--p. [3].
	Printed on p. [1] and [3] only; printed in red.
	The illustration is an eagle with the flag.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; addressed in MS. to Messrs Booth & Garrett.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	Birney, David Bell, 1825-1864,
	Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886,
	United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Geographic subject	Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre	Letters.
	Woodcuts.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
	Booth & Garrett, former owner.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Books & Other Texts \| Rare \| sm # Am 1865 Fassitt (2)5777.F.73a (McAllister)
Accession number	(2) 5777.F.73a (McAllister)