Labor Costs Then and Now Documented in Blair Papers
A long transcript compares era wage buying power from 1838 to 1868. It notes drastic shifts in daily labor value for food, clothing, and goods, and cites political commentary about taxes and race during Reconstruction. Names include Asprien Lanoner and Wm Davenport, among others, with local editorial debate on party alignments.
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Dabor Moe
Cormoranta
bin Hall
Cincals
Asprien Lanoner
Democratic Argane Arroy Jin
Républicina
Dayton Selyer
Tirrecanog
Mim Co
Evitois Lenven
Medical Republican Party
Ant
Wm. Davenport
Samuel Smith
M . Fiddier
George Williams
Henry Miller
2. Sulliger
Chas
W. Baker
Samuel GC
Welle
George Hultman
BE. L. Davin
David Riley
J Phil. Siatven
Tipepecanoe
Grant
Colfax
Saymoor
Blair Jose
Cme
Thio
Toledo Commercial
Union Times
Democratic Times
Toledo
Tilitor
Chia
Becauny
Democratic Party
Marlin Yao Butou
Wilaon Shannon
Olio
Dan Lo Doershaba
Wae Na Intensoly Democraticina
Broadhead letter and convention notes demand in Reconstruction era politics
The broadside reprints Col James C Broadhead’s letter arguing that only executive action can overturn Reconstruction and restore constitutional government. It details a Southern Soldiers and Sailors Convention endorsing Frank P Blair for president, with Union soldiers and Confederate veterans alike voicing support. The account covers delegates’ reactions, the nomination process, and Blair’s acceptance remarks stressing constitutional restoration and race implications.
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Dean Cotoxet
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Wade
Frank Plair
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Army
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Virginia
Pragels P. Blair
Gencen Kemper
N. B. Forrest
Fort Pillow
Provident
Texas
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Ashbel Smit
Hack
Blair
Seaying
Woodwood
Ponnaylasia
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N.B. Forrest
Forrest Rose
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Ashbel Smith
Coal
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New York
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F.P. Blair
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Mississippi
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Bair
North Carolina
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Rose
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