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Poorhouse Death and Political Letter From 1876
A poem lament recalls a dying child and poverty’s toll, followed by Gov. Hendricks's July 1876 letter accepting the National Democratic ticket for Vice President. The document condemns wartime excess, calls for reform, and advocates specie payments and civil service overhaul.
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Inpranapolis
John A. McClernand
St. Louis
United States
Union
Democratic Party
High Seas
Pacific
Civil Service
New York
Thomas A. Henperens