This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Old Saw Logs and Dave Ripley at a Kansas convention
A Pittsburgh Republican gathering features David Ripley the Saw Log Man delivering caustic wit against Know Nothings and slaving foes. The report recalls Ripley’s Jersey roots, political battles, and a raucous sequence of satire, cheers, and crowd diversions that mark a heated convention scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAVID RIPLEY
Pitttsburgh
Oakley Hall
Eay
New York
Trenton King
J. R. Giddings
John Vaughn
G . Julian
Indiana
Charman
Jarsey
Julian
RIPLEY
Dave Ripley
old Rip
Saw Logs
Philadelfy
Horis Greely
Horia
David
Horis
the
Cincinnati
old Connecticut
York State
Jarseys
folka
Rapley
Walt
Trenton
Camden
Amboy
t. Sezi
darsey
Connecticut
sezI
Jareey
Old Saw Loge
A. Douglas
Illinois
Wasurxaron
D. C
Gen. Cues
Senate
General Assembly of
Kansas
Union
Cassus
United States
Texas
California
Washington, B