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(MILITARY—DRAFT RIOTS—CIVIL WAR.) TOUSEY, SINCLAIR.
Dan’l
O’Connell on Democracy!. . . .”The Spirit of Democratic Liberty is defiled by
the continuance of Negro Slavery in the United States.”
Letterpress broadside, 19 x
11
7
⁄
8
inches; old, horizontal, cello-tape markings across the center, top and bottom; small
chips along the edges; paper lightly and evenly toned. (WGC)
New York: Sinclair Tousey, 1863
[1,500/2,500]
A RARE BROADSIDE APPEAL TO NEW YORK CITY
’
S WORKING CLASS IRISH FOLLOWING
THE DEVASTATING DRAFT RIOTS OF
J
ULY
13-16.
This broadside was gotten up by Sinclair
Tousey (1818-1887) publisher and founder of the American News Company, three months
after the melee. An abolitionist and staunch supporter of the President, Tousey hoped to per-
suade the working class Irishman to vote for Lincoln. Quotes from Daniel O’Connell, the
“Great Commoner” fell on deaf ears. The “New York Irish American” urged its readers to
vote for McClellan, and vote for him they did, causing a wave of prejudice against the Irish in
the years that followed. Item 463 in the Barrett Lincoln Sale (Parke-Bernet, 1952.)
387
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(MILITARY—CIVIL WAR.) BARNES, DAVID M.
The Draft Riots in New
York July, 1863. The Metropolitan Police, Their Services during the Riot Week.
Their Honorable Record.
117 pages, plus index. 8vo, original printed gray wrappers, a
few chips to the edges, still an excellent copy of a fragile piece.
New York: Baker & Godwin, 1863
[700/1,000]
RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE BEST CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNT OF THE NEW YORK
CITY DRAFT RIOTS
.
Published just 2 months afterward, this volume is drawn from police
reports, articles in the New York Times, and eye-witnesses testimony.
OCLC LOCATES ONLY
TWO COPIES OF THIS WORK
,
THOUGH THE SCHOMBURG CENTER COLLECTION HAS A
COPY
.
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