"Franklin Pierce's Letter to Jeff. Davis," Independent Democrat, 1864

Collection Name:

Broadside Collection - Politics and Elections, 1861-1870

Title:

"Franklin Pierce's Letter to Jeff. Davis," Independent Democrat, 1864

Creator:

Independent Democrat (Concord, N.H.)

Creator Role:

Publisher

Accession / Call Number:

2025.032

Object ID:

2025.033

Date:

1864

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 broadside ; 8.25" x 5.5"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Election of 1864 circular featuring a reprinting of a letter from Franklin Pierce to Jefferson Davis dated January 6, 1860, as printed in the Independent Democrat, a Concord, NH, newspaper, on September 17, 1863. The circular notes the original letter was found after the fall of Vicksburg and calls on the men of New Hampshire to read and think about this letter. It inquires if they can "act with a party led and controlled by Franklin Pierce and his tools?" In letter, Pierce writes of current politics, discussing slavery, secession, and abolitionism. He denounces "the madness of northern abolitionism" and notes that if fighting does occur it "will not be along the Mason's and Dixon's line" rather will "be within our own borders, in our own streets, between the two classes of citizens to whom I have referred."

Subjects:

Correspondence, Slavery, Antislavery movements, Politics and government, Newspapers

Locations:

Washington, DC
Concord, NH

People:

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869, Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item