(Circular). Sir, In the present crisis of our political affairs, it is of the utmost importance, that the friends of the republican institutions of this State should be active and vigilant, to counteract the efforts of their adversaries.
Hartford: 1816. 1 pp. (bifolium). 8 x 12 1/2 inches folded. Self wrappers. First edition. Small tears along edges and folds for mailing, two 1-inch holes on margins not affecting text, addressed on verso of blank, still about very good. Item #43046
Signed in print by committee: John Caldwell, Jonathan W. Edwards, Thomas S. Williams, Hartford, October 28, 1816 (The Connecticut Historical Society lists a copy but has the date as the 23rd rather than the 28th: OCLC: 50413785.). Published just a week after the rout of the Republicans in the Connecticut elections for the Council of Assistants, this Republican Committee recommended following the methodical example of the Federalists at identifying candidates for freeman, then doing everything necessary to have them qualified and brought out to vote Federalist, something the Republicans had been lax at doing. But while the Federalists were still strong in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Delaware, they were a beaten party nationally; Monroe was easily elected president in December 1816, winning over 80 percent of the electoral vote. Provenance: addressed to "Reuben Lumm, Esq., Derby." Lumm was a Selectman for the town of Derby from 1796 to 1818 and a State Legislator. John Caldwell, Jonathan W. Edwards, Thomas S. Williams were all Justices of the Peace and prominent lawyers and businessmen in Hartford.
Price: $500.00