Name/Title
"The Whig Almanac and United States Register, 1849"Entry/Object ID
2007.338.1.1Description
"The Whig Almanac and United States Register, 1849," published by Greeley and McElrath, New York. The item contains typical almanac items, but has an emphasis on the politics of the period, including the recently concluded presidential election, as well as material on the revolutions of Europe in 1848; lists of federal officers and members of Congress; information on the various cabinet departments; material on the branches of the military; a narrative of the Mexican-American War, including the text of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; material on railroads, telegraphs, and public lands; a description of federal revenue, imports, exports, debt, and postage; election returns for 1844 and 1848; and, on the inside front cover, a description of travel routes to California, from which news of the discovery of gold had just reached the eastern states. With extensive soiling, water damage, folded and dogeared corners, edge rubbing, and liquid stains, the condition is poor.Lexicon
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Whig Party, Greeley and McElrath [publishing firm]
