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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05864 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | To the Laboring Men of New York |
| Date | 18 July 1863 |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Issued by "A democratic workingman." Civil War anti-draft riot broadside reminding potential rioters that all damages incurred during the riots are paid for with city money; that is, money out of their own pockets. Encourages New Yorkers to trust that unlawful policy will be settled in the highest courts. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Mobs and Riots Draft Riots Conscription Recruitment Union Forces Government and Civics Finance Law Judiciary |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |