four page tabloid size printed on laid paper The Repertory & General Advertiser, published by William W. Clapp, Boston, March 27, 1812, No. 25, Vol. IX. Main article deals with the John Henry affair in which the British Governor of Canada used Mr. Henry as an agent to find out how matters lay in the U.S.A. with the idea of converting the northern States to break with the Union and join with Canada. Also on page two is a wonderful example of an early American political cartoon about gerrymandering, 13.5 x 20.25". The first day the cartoon ran was on March 26, 1812, and it appeared also on March 27. In 1812, Jeffersonian Republicans forced through the Massachusetts legislature a bill rearranging district lines to assure them an advantage in the upcoming senatorial elections. Although Governor Elbridge Gerry had only reluctantly signed the law, a Federalist editor is said to have exclaimed upon seeing the new district lines, "Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." Provenance: Ex .John Armiger Collection Condition: Normal fold, minor foxing and light even toning with some separation along central fold, VG-.
four page tabloid size printed on laid paper The Repertory & General Advertiser, published by William W. Clapp, Boston, March 27, 1812, No. 25, Vol. IX. Main article deals with the John Henry affair in which the British Governor of Canada used Mr. Henry as an agent to find out how matters lay in the U.S.A. with the idea of converting the northern States to break with the Union and join with Canada. Also on page two is a wonderful example of an early American political cartoon about gerrymandering, 13.5 x 20.25". The first day the cartoon ran was on March 26, 1812, and it appeared also on March 27. In 1812, Jeffersonian Republicans forced through the Massachusetts legislature a bill rearranging district lines to assure them an advantage in the upcoming senatorial elections. Although Governor Elbridge Gerry had only reluctantly signed the law, a Federalist editor is said to have exclaimed upon seeing the new district lines, "Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." Provenance: Ex .John Armiger Collection Condition: Normal fold, minor foxing and light even toning with some separation along central fold, VG-.
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