Envelope addressed to Leonard Myers in Washington County, Pennsylvania, circa 1865. The envelope features the “FREE FRANK” marking, indicating it was sent postage-free by a member of Congress. The sender is identified as Jas. Simpson. The envelope contains advertising.
Subject: Pennsylvania Politics
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Free franked envelope addressed to John Rumsey from Henry Myer Phillips, dated November 25, 1858. Henry Myer Phillips (June 30, 1811 - August 28, 1884) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (35th Congress).
A stampless folded letter written on March 15, 1836, from Henry Moore in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Daniel Aqueco in Beaver, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses the appointment of engineers for canal routes to Erie, mentioning individuals like Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Livermore. Moore also describes his meetings with Mr. Moss, a Philadelphia banker, and comments on the view from the Pennsylvania state capitol and upcoming political events.
Autograph letter signed (ALS) from N. Metzger to Joshua Fry, dated January 30, 1856, expressing concern about Jewish peddlers in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and seeking Fry's support for a peddler's license law. The letter also includes political commentary and endorsements for Fry's reelection. This letter is one of several in a small archive of letters addressed to Pennsylvania Representative Joshua Fry around 1856.
A legal document, specifically a pay voucher, dated February 14, 1777, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It details payment of $36.00 to Israel Jacobs for services rendered to Valentine Peyton by Valentine Peers of the 3rd Virginia Regiment, covering the period from December 7, 1776 to February 7, 1777. Israel Jacobs is identified as a representative of Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Legislature (1791-1793).
This 23-page pamphlet contains the complete legal brief presented by Moses Aaron Dropsie before the Judiciary Committee of the Pennsylvania State Senate in July 1869. The case, *Thomas Barlow et al. vs. William Patterson et al.*, concerned a challenge to a new state law aimed at preventing voting fraud in Philadelphia. Dropsie, representing the Philadelphia Aldermen, argued in favor of the law's constitutionality, addressing the lower court's decision that its application to Philadelphia alone violated the state constitution's guarantee of 'free and equal' elections. Dropsie's argument emphasizes the necessity of laws to prevent election fraud and protect the right to suffrage.