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Title: The Road to peace through Pennsylvania via Washington, as engineered by Southern Rebels and their Democratic allies From the Richmond enquirer, (Jeff. Davis' organ,) Sept. 7, 1860 [sic]. The road to peace. ... Men of Pennsylvania! Are you prepared for peace on such terms? If not, proclaim to the Southern Rebels, by the ballot-box, at the next election, that the Pennsylvania road to peace, is through submission to the Constitution, and in the Union
Description: An appeal to the voters of Pennsylvania not to make a Democratic peace., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1863 Road (6)5777.F.21c (McAllister)

Title: For Assembly, Jno. W. Hamilton, 5th legislative district
Description: Printed in red and blue., The illustrations, signed H.L.S. L.Johnson & Co. Copyright secured, shows an eagle on a shield, with the banner: Union and liberty one and inseparable., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [between 1861 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1861 For Assembly (6)5777.F.61a (McAllister)

Title: For Register of Wills 1864 Fifth Ward. Fifth Ward. Frederick M. Adams. Subject to the decision of the National Union Convention
Description: Printed in black, red, blue, and gold., The illustration is an eagle on a shield, signed "Printed by King & Baird", with the banner: Lincoln, Johnson and victory., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Adams, Frederick M.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1864 Adams (2)1322.F.53 (McAllister)

Title: Fifth Ward peoples' Union ticket. For alderman, H.E. Wallace
Description: Printed in red and blue., The illustration shows Americans gathered around the U.S. flag, before the temple of Liberty built upon the rock of the Constitution & Laws, with scenes of the Civil War in the background; surmounting all is the banner: One flag, one country., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1864 Fifth (5)5777.F.63 (McAllister)

Title: The modern Democratic creed! Letter of John Brodhead, Democratic candidate for City Treasurer. Philadelphia, March 7th, 1860. Mr. Jefferson Davis. My dear sir:---Can you tell me if General Larman is likely to remain much longer in Nicaragua? I should like to go to that country and help open it to civilization and niggers. I could get strong recommendations from the president's present friends in Pennsylvania for the place, were the mission vacant, and I think I would prove a live minister. I am tired of being a white slave at the North, and long for a home in the sunny South. Please let me hear from you when you have leisure. Mrs. Brodhead joins me in sending kind remembrances to Mrs. Davis and yourself
Description: "The modern Democratic creed!" was a feature of the Republican campaign literature in the Philadelphia city election of 1863., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Brodhead, John
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1863 Brodhead (6)5777.F.104 (McAllister)

Title: Sheriff, Henry C. Howell
Description: Henry C. Howell was elected to a three-year term as sheriff in October 1864., Printed in red, blue, and black., The illustration is a U.S. flag., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1864 Sheriff (5)5777.F.38 (McAllister)

Title: Alderman, Richard Donagan Fifth Ward
Description: Samuel Loag is listed in Philadelphia directories at this address from 1861 to 1865., Printed in red and blue., The illustration is a U.S. flag, with the banner: The right stripe., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [between 1861 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1861 Alderman (5)5777.F.34b (McAllister)

Title: Soldiers read! Letter from Gen. McClellan Orange, N.J., October 12th, 1863. Hon. Chas. J. Biddle, Dear Sir:--My attention has been called to an article in the Philadelphia press, asserting that I had written to the managers of a Democratic meeting of Allentown, disapproving the objects of the meeting, and that if I voted and spoke, it would be in favor of Governor Curtin. ... I desire to state clearly and distinctly that, having some few days ago had a full conversation with Judge Woodward, I find that our views agree, and I regard his election as governor of Pennsylvania, call for by the interests of the nation
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1863 McClellan 5793.F.68a (McAllister)

Title: Union, Lincoln and victory! 10th Ward. 10th Ward. National Union ticket! Congress, second dist., Charles O'Neill. Representative, eighth dist., James N. Kerns. Select Council, Joshua Spering! Common Council, Edwin V. Machette! School directors, Alexander Omensetter, Adam Matsinger, Robert W. Cushman. Constables, John G. Hollick, George Joyce
Description: One poster, printed on two 82 x 117 cm. sheets; second sheet begins: Congress, second dist., Charles O'Neill., Printed in red and blue., The illustration is a U.S. flag., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1864 Union (5)5777.F.34a (McAllister)

Title: National Union ticket 20th Ward! Lincoln, Johnson. Congress, Wm. D. Kelley Assembly, Franklin D. Sterner, 1st and 2d divisions. George De Haven, Jr., 3d and 11th divisions. Francis Hood, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th divisions. Common Council, Joseph F. Marcer. School directors, George W. Hill, James W. Packer, Fletcher Hartley. Alderman, Edward S. Fitch. Constables, Charles P. Coward, Joseph Griffith
Description: Printed in red and blue., The illustration is a U.S. flag., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1864 Nat Union (5)5777.F.43 (McAllister)

Title: No party but our country 9th Ward! 9th Ward! State officers. Governor, Andrew G. Curtin Judge of Supreme Court, Hon. Daniel Agnew Assembly, sixth district, Isaac H. O'Harra City officers. City treasurer, Henry Bumm, city commissioner, Philip Hamilton Recorder of deeds, L.R. Broomall, clerk of court of Quarter Sessions, Geo. H. Moore Prothonotary of district court, George Kelly, coroner, Wm. Taylor Ward officers. Select Council, John Price Wetherill, Aderman, Samuel P. Jones, Jr School directors, David Brooks, B.W. Beesley, Daniel Steinmetz Wm. E. Tenbrook for the unexpired term of A.D. Taylor Constable. John Urian
Description: Henry Bumm was elected to a two-year term as city treasurer in October 1863., Printed in red and black., The illustration is an eagle with the banner: Liberty and Union!, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1863 No party (5)5777.F.25 (McAllister)

Title: 12th Ward National Union ticket! Congress, Leonard Myers! Senator, Isaac A. Sheppard! Representative, 9th district, Charles Foster. This district takes the 1st, 2d, 5th and 6th precincts, 12th Ward. Select Council, Chas. M. Wagner. Common Council, M. Hall Stanton. School directors, Lewis H. Esler. W.C. Hannis. Aaron Waters, Wm. Franck, one year for the unexpired term of Wm. B. Hartman. Constables, William Myers, William Britton
Description: Leonard Myers served six terms in the House, from 1863 to 1875, having been defeated in the 1874 election; Charles M. Wagner and M. Hall Stanton were elected to Councils in 1864., Printed in red and blue., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1864 Twelfth (24)1540.F.154 (McAllister)

Title: 12th Ward National Union ticket! Congress, Leonard Myers! Senator, Isaac A. Sheppard! Representative, 11th district, Franklin D. Sterner! This district takes the 3d, 4th and 7th precincts, 12th Ward. Select Council, Chas. M. Wagner. Common Council, M. Hall Stanton. School directors, Lewis H. Esler, W.C. Hannis, Aaron Waters, Wm. Franck, one year for the unexpired term of Wm. B. Hartman. Constables, William Myers, William Britton
Description: Leonard Myers served six terms in the House, from 1863 to 1875, having been defeated in the 1874 election; Charles M. Wagner and M. Hall Stanton were elected to Councils in 1864., Printed in red and blue., The illustration is a U.S. flag., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1864 Twelfth (5)5777.F.32 (McAllister)

Title: Lecompton funeral
Description: Cartoon satirizing Colonel Thomas B. Florence, the only successful Philadelphia Democrat in the Congressional race of 1858 despite his support of the recently defeated pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution advocated by President Buchanan ("Prince James"). Depicts Florence, with the head of a donkey, leading a funeral procession for the "dead" constitution. The procession is composed of: white men shipworkers of the "Two Sloops," which rescued Florence from the "wreck of Lecompton" (an allusion to the decisive electoral support provided by the Philadelphia Navy Yard workers actively supported by Florence's committee work); four, white men pallbearers carrying the "remains of Lecompton" in a coffin resembling an outhouse and inscribed with the names of the unsuccessful Democratic Congressional nominees, "Phillips," "Landy," "Jones" ; and two semi-human figures bearing the flag "discharged ship carpenters.", Title from item., Publication date supplied by manuscript note in Poulson's Scrapbook, Vol. 1, p. 29., Text printed on recto: Democratic committee bearing the remains of Lecompton to Prince James, marshaled by the only remaining representative, Col. T.B. Florence, who was rescued from the wreck by the untiring exertions of the workmen upon the TWO SLOOPS., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views and political miscellany. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [October 1858]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Political Cartoons - 1858-2W [5759.F]

Title: The Salt River gazette---extra, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1867 The Great Negro Party--born, 1856--died Oct. 8, 1867
Description: Cartoon publicizing the death of the "Great Negro Party" (i.e., Republican Party) as a result of the defeat of several Republican candidates to Democrats in the Philadelphia local elections of 1867. Depicts a series of racist captioned vignettes and caricatures. Includes the head of an African American man above a coffin inscribed with the life and death dates of the party (1856-Oct. 8, 1867); “a Scene at the Broad St. League House” depicting a white man minister forced to perform an interracial marriage between a white woman and an African American man; and a scene entitled "The Work of Congress repudiated by the People" showing an African American man lounging and watching white men labor to pay their taxes. Also includes an African American man dandy commenting in the vernacular on his making electors sick "dis time"; and a scene titled "Statue to be erected in front of the Union League House" showing the sculpture of an older African American woman on a ragged horse. The African American dandy caricature originally appeared as an illustration titled "S.S. Sanford in One of his Great Delineations of Ethiopian Character" in "Our Day," an 1860 circular that advertised his Sanford Opera House. The statue caricature originally appeared in the "Original Comicalities" section of the June 1854 edition of "Graham's Magazine" and was titled "Woolly Equestrian Statue of the late Mrs. Joyce Heth." Mrs. Heth, an early attraction of P.T. Barnum from 1835 until 1836, claimed that she was over 100 years old and a nanny to George Washington., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania views and political miscellany. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department political cartoons - 1867-1W [5759.F; (2)1322.F.77]

Title: The election day in Philadelphia
Description: Print from an unfinished plate by Philadelphia engraver Alexander Lawson, after the 1815 painting (owned by the engraver) titled "Election Scene. State House in Philadelphia" by his friend and genre painter, John Lewis Krimmel that was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Exhibition of 1816. Depicts the rowdy immoral atmosphere during the afternoon of a Philadelphia election at the State House on Chestnut Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets. Voters arrive, complete and switch votes, and block the polls as politicians and campaigners, including former mayor John Barker, lobby for votes and engage in debate. A band and patriotic float parade down the street; a tavern quarrel occurs; two young African Americans attempt to rob a distracted woman peddler; an oyster vendor does a brisk business; and mothers and couples stroll and children play. Flags are displayed on the buildings, including Peale's Museum., Title from duplicate print at Henry Francis Dupont Winterthur Museum., Plate deposited by artist's daughter at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1887 from which 42 prints were produced between 1888 and 1904., Anneliese Harding's John Lewis Krimmel. Genre artist of the early republic (Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis Dupont Winterthur Museum, 1997), p. 83-90., Milo Naeve's John Lewis Krimmel: An artist in federal America (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1987), p. 118-119., LCP exhibition catalogue: Made in America,, Accessioned 1992., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Lawson, Alexander, 1773-1846, engraver
Date: [ca. 1894]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***PhPr-Gov't Buildings-Independence Hall [P.9380]

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