Name/Title
Political CartoonEntry/Object ID
OH.116Description
Wood framed political cartoon entitled, "VIRTUOUS HARRAY, OR SET A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF." The cartoon shows 5 figures: Dallas, Polk, Texas, Clay and a Quaker in a fancy room. A pencilled note across the bottom reads, "Democratic campaign document/ Presidential election 1844." It gives a jab at Henry Clay. (See notes for text." At the bottom, "Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1844 by J. Baillie in the clerks office . . . " illegible. "Lith & Pub by J. Baillie 118 Nassau St. NYLexicon
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Presidential election, 1844, Texas, Politics, Election, Political campaign, Cartoons