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Contributor Orr, John William, 1815-1887, engraver.
N.Y. New York. 1861.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title The Liberty papers. No. 1. : We contend not for ourselves or country solely, but for the race and the world. We fight for that liberty which will enable a man, surrounded by his aged parents, his wife, and little ones, to "sit under his own vine and fig tree, no one daring to molest or make afraid." The liberty papers will be published occasionally, during the war, at one cent a number. They will contain some of the leading events, patriotic songs, &c., &c., and may be had of the leading news dealers. Liberal discount to the trade.
Publisher New York [N.Y.]. : [s.n.]
Date 1861
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 26 x 18 cm.
Notes Printed in red and blue; printed area, including double-rule border, measures 21.8 x 13.0 cm.
The illustration, signed J.W. Orr N.Y., shows the Capitol.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre Broadsides.
Woodcuts.
Associated name Orr, John William, 1815-1887, engraver.
Associated name N.Y. New York.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | sm # Am 1861 Liberty (2)5786.F.46a (McAllister)
Accession number (2) 5786.F.46a (McAllister)

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