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Creator Fassitt, John Barclay, 1843-1905.
Contributor Jordan, John, Jr., former owner.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
Manufacturers and Mechanics' Bank of the Northern Liberties (Philadelphia, Pa.), associated name.
Title Aid in recruiting Grant's army!! : All corporations that have made money during this war must aid in ending it. Give your money and your influence to strengthening the army and we will soon have peace. Come up to the work faithfully; don't wait to be called upon, but send your contributions. Philadelphia, February 28, 1865. [blank] President of [blank] Dear Sir: You have no doubt noticed in the daily papers an advertisement announcing an effort to raise a brigade of veterans for Hancock's Corps, to be called the Birney Brigade. ...
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1865
Date [1865]
Physical Description [4] p. : ill. ; 28 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 John Jordan Jr. Esq president of Manufacturers and Mechanics Bank.
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 Jordan, John, Jr., former owner.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
Manufacturers and Mechanics' Bank of the Northern Liberties (Philadelphia, Pa.), associated name.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | sm # Am 1865 Fassitt (2)5777.F.72a (McAllister)
Accession number (2) 5777.F.72a (McAllister)

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