- Creator
- American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Call number
- MssCol 89
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.
These papers of the American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania include minutes of proceedings held between December 15, 1843 and November 3, 1845; two letters dated 1845 from Thompson Westcott, the Association's corresponding secretary; and accompanying pamphlets, broadsides, and other printed material. This printed material includes "A graphic account of the alarming riots at St. Mary's Church in April of 1822" (published June 1844); the report of a committee to draft a delegate system for Philadelphia with manuscript additions and corrections; "Important testimony connected with Native American principles" (published in Philadelphia, 1845); an address from the Native American National Convention, July 1845; a Native American election ticket, 1847; and the Constitution of the Sons of America
Key terms
Names
- American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Westcott, Thompson
- American Republican Party
Subjects
- Congresses and conventions
- Immigrants -- United States
- Nativism
- Nativistic movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Places
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Material types
Titles
- A graphic account of the alarming riots at St. Mary's Church, in April of 1822 : together with the most important extracts from the decisions of Chief Justices Tilghman, Duncan and Gibson, relative to the charter of said church, including letters from Hon
- Important testimony connected with Native American principles
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328