- 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
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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