1864 Election Broadside – Rare “The Platforms”

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1864 Election Broadside – Rare “The Platforms” 

Rare 1864 Presidential campaign broadside entitled: The Platforms. Baltimore. The National Convention which assembled at Baltimore on the 7th of last June, and there nominated Abraham Lincoln for re-election as president, with Andrew Johnson as vice-president, adopted and presented to the American people the following platform. … Chicago. The Democratic National Convention which gathered at Chicago on the 29th of August and presented the name of George B. McClellan for president, and George H. Pendleton for vice-president, agreed on and adopted the following platform. … Points of difference. The rival platforms just given, differ, as will be seen, mainly on these points: … Freemen of the United States! read, mark, weigh, resolve, and vote! This is preeminently a contest regarding important principles and measures, compared with which personal considerations are of small account. A period pencil notation at top bears the date of “1864”.  The document is in good stable condition and measures approximately 9 x 11 ½”.  Scarce document from the presidential election of 1864!

Comes housed in 12 x 16 riker display case with blue velvet and descriptive card.

Inventory Number: DOC 390