American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records 1843-1845

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American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records, 1843-1845

American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records 1843-1845

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/89

These papers of the American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania include minutes of proceedings held between December 15, 1843 and November 3, 1845; two letters dated 1845 from Thompson Westcott, the Association's corresponding secretary; and accompanying pamphlets, broadsides, and other printed material. This printed material includes "A graphic account of the alarming riots at St. Mary's Church in April of 1822" (published June 1844); the report of a committee to draft a delegate system for Philadelphia with manuscript additions and corrections; "Important testimony connected with Native American principles" (published in Philadelphia, 1845); an address from the Native American National Convention, July 1845; a Native American election ticket, 1847; and the Constitution of the Sons of America

.21 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division