Rare – Harrison/1840 Campaign ephemera

A typeset broadside headed "Log Cabin Dedication" with a woodcut vignette of a log cabin flanked by an American flag, dated Utica, July 24th, 1840, announcing the upcoming dedication of a Whig log cabin on August 12 in connection with the Whig State Convention. The broadside notes expected speakers including Webster of Massachusetts, Preston of South Carolina, Wilson of New Hampshire, and Tallmadge of New York, and invites all Whigs to attend "en masse, with banners, canoes, music, and every thing." The invitation is addressed to "D.G. Dorrance, Florence, Oneida Co." A contemporary manuscript notation on the right margin reads "This belongs to Oneida Co[unty] N.Y." The Log Cabin campaign of 1840, which swept William Henry Harrison to the presidency, was a notably colorfully orchestrated political campaigns in American history. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.

Condition
Typeset broadside with log cabin woodcut, one page on cream wove paper, approx. 10.5 x 8 inches, black ink, dated Utica July 24th, 1840; manuscript address at lower left and contemporary notation at right margin; fold lines and light toning, overall very good.

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