American Republican Association of Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records

1843-1845

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