1888 FREE SOIL MOVEMENT REUNION AT THE PARKER HOUSE BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS

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1888 FREE SOIL MOVEMENT REUNION AT THE PARKER HOUSE BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS:
$65.00

[4850] (Free Soil Movement). Reunion of the Free Soilers of 1848-1852 at the Parker House, Boston Massachusetts June 28, 1888. Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, 1888. First Edition. 87 pages; the \"Free Soil Party\" which was the legitimate precursor of the Republican Party , was a combination of political abolitionists, anti-slavery factions and Democratic defectors; prominent in the elections of 1848 and 1852; the party nominated Martin Van Buren and Charles Adams for the Presidential ticket, who were unsuccessful in their offer for office; however, the \"Free Soilers\" succeeded in sending representatives to the House and Senate who by their ability exercised an influence out of proportion to their number (DAB); list of persons present, addresses of Edward L. Pierce, Samuel E. Sewall, Francis W. Bird, Edward Atkinson, Horace E. Smith, Thomas Drew & others; original paper wraps; just a bit of dustiness; very good condition.