1840 – An illustrated letter sheet listing subscribers who have pledged money for the annual Whig Fourth of July celebration and William Henry Harrison’s campaign for president
Salem, [Massachusetts]: 1840. Unbound. The bifold letter sheet (Milgram WH-8) measures 8” x 9¾” folded. It is datelined “Salem June 1840.” It features a portrait of a long-faced, dour Harrison with a rustic log cabin scene alongside. Two soldiers and a civilian are drinking cups of “hard cider” drawn from..... More