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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05159 |
| From Archive Folder | Undated Documents Relating to the Post-Revolutionary Era |
| Title | To the free and independent voters of the city and county of Philadelphia |
| Date | ca. 1843-1847 |
| Author | LeMoyne, Francis Julius (1798-1879) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | The Liberty Party of Philadelphia suggests nominations for an upcoming election. States the Party's principle as "opposition to slavery as the great moral and political evil of this land" and requests voters to consider the "continual encroachments of the slaveholding States upon the rights of the free States." |
| Subjects | Abolition Slavery Politics Morality and Ethics Election Government and Civics African American History |
| People | LeMoyne, Francis Julius (1798-1879) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Circa dates are based on the years Francis Julius Lemoyne, an abolitionist, ran for Governor of Pennsylvania on the Liberty Party ticket. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |