Object number:
H26.399L
Object name:
advertisement; letter
Title:
Letter Written on the Back of Advertisement for the Regular National Greenback Labor Party
Material/Technique:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H: 2.5 in, W: 5.5 in
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
long, thick paper, yellowed with faded ink.
Content description:
On one side this artifact contains the Regular National Greenback Labor Party ticket, with names for the Governor, Senator, Two Members of Assembly, and the County Recorder crossed off and replaced. On the back of the party ticket, there is a manifesto of sorts signed Henry Allen. Allen apparently supported Mrs. JW Stowe for governor and wrote "I voted as I pleased.... and I will vote again as I please." Script is heavily faded and difficult to read.
Concepts:
women's rights; women's suffrage
Places:
Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; Sacramento State Capitol
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