1856 1ed Congress Report on KANSAS SLAVERY Civil War
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1856 1ed Congress Report on KANSAS SLAVERY Civil War Nebraska Election Fraud
In March of 1855, one of the United States most notorious voter fraud schemes took place, furthering the divide between pro- and antislavery lobbyists. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 caused trickledown effects of violence in Kansas over whether Kansas should enter the Union as pro- or antislavery. These events, along with repeals of the Missouri Compromise became a significant influence in the Civil War.
The United States Congress held special committee meetings to investigate the happenings in the Kansas elections and slavery debates. The debates and discussions as well as decisions made were published in an official report in 1856, published in Washington by Cornelius Wendell.
Item number: #16379
Price: $550
United States Congress
Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas : with the views of the minority of said committee.
Washington : Cornelius Wendell, printer, 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
VII, [1], 132, 1206
Provenance:
Handwritten – E. B. Morgan
Possibly Edwin Barber Morgan (1806–1881) was an entrepreneur and politician from the Finger Lakes region of western New York. He was the first president of Wells Fargo & Company, founder of the United States Express Company, and director of American Express Company. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New York and served for three terms.
Handwritten – J. C. Yawger, 1856
Bookplate – Paul Egbert Havens, 1899
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23.5cm x 16cm)
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16379
In March of 1855, one of the United States most notorious voter fraud schemes took place, furthering the divide between pro- and antislavery lobbyists. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 caused trickledown effects of violence in Kansas over whether Kansas should enter the Union as pro- or antislavery. These events, along with repeals of the Missouri Compromise became a significant influence in the Civil War.
The United States Congress held special committee meetings to investigate the happenings in the Kansas elections and slavery debates. The debates and discussions as well as decisions made were published in an official report in 1856, published in Washington by Cornelius Wendell.
Item number: #16379
Price: $550
United States Congress
Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas : with the views of the minority of said committee.
Washington : Cornelius Wendell, printer, 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
VII, [1], 132, 1206
Provenance:
Handwritten – E. B. Morgan
Possibly Edwin Barber Morgan (1806–1881) was an entrepreneur and politician from the Finger Lakes region of western New York. He was the first president of Wells Fargo & Company, founder of the United States Express Company, and director of American Express Company. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New York and served for three terms.
Handwritten – J. C. Yawger, 1856
Bookplate – Paul Egbert Havens, 1899
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23.5cm x 16cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
16379
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1856 1ed Congress Report on KANSAS SLAVERY Civil War
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