Patrick U. Major notebook on the canvass of 1856, [ca. 1856].

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Patrick U. Major notebook on the canvass of 1856, [ca. 1856].

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This one item collection is a notebook, entitled "Notes on the Canvass of 1856," kept by Patrick U. Major of Frankfort, Kentucky. The notebook contains newspaper clippings on the following topics: the national Democratic platform, Democratic party meetings in Franklin County in 1855 and 1856, the American Party (a.k.a. the Know-Nothing Party) platform, Henry Clay on Catholicism, and slavery. Also included are handwritten notes about naturalization and about the Pope's influence in temporal affairs.

1 v. ; 17 cm.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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