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Jeff. Davis' confession! : A singular document found on the dead body of a rebel! ... /The above is a true copy of the original, / Yours &c Wesley Bradshaw.
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Creator
Bradshaw, Wesley, 1837-1927.
Contributor
Alexander, Charles Wesley, 1837-1927 copyright holder.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
C. Alexander & Co., publisher.
Title
Jeff. Davis' confession! : A singular document found on the dead body of a rebel! ... /The above is a true copy of the original, / Yours &c Wesley Bradshaw.
Publisher
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : Alexander & Co., publishers, 619 Jayne Street, Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date
[1861]
Physical Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 38 x 22 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Extra.
Copyright 1861 by Charles W. Alexander; Wesley Bradshaw is the pseudonym used on literary works of Charles Wesley Alexander, Philadelphia publisher.
At foot: Notice.--We will send to any address, on the receipt of three cents, a copy of "General McClellan's dream," of which nearly forty thousand were sold in Philadelphia alone. To any one remitting $1.00 we will send, post paid, 50 copies. Our edition is the only one authorized by Mr. Bradshaw, and bears his autograph. Agents should send in their orders immediately.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject
Bradshaw, Wesley, 1837-1927 General M'Clellan's dream.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889,
Geographic subject
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre
Broadsides.
Publishers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1861.
Printer
C. Alexander & Co., publisher.
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | #Am 1861 Bradshaw 5795.F.17 (McAllister)
Accession number
5795.F.17 (McAllister)
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