First edition. Stitched self-wrappers. 207pp. Untrimmed, unopened. Owner's name ("Hon. F. Jones, Cooper, Pa.") on first leaf, light age-toning and foxing, a nice, near fine copy. Report on the so-called "Buckshot War" when both the Whig and the Democratic parties claimed control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and a mob forced Penrose, Thaddeus Stevens, and Thomas H. Burrowes to escape from the Senate chamber through a window. The Pennsylvania Governor called out the militia, requisitioning buckshot and restoring order. Seller Inventory # 289373

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Title: Address of the Hon. Charles B. Penrose, ...

Publisher: Printed by E. Guyer, Harrisburg

Publication Date: 1839

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
112 Nicholson Road, Gloucester City, NJ, 08030, U.S.A.

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All books are first editions unless otherwise noted. New Jersey residents will be asked for 7% sales tax. All items guaranteed, all items subject to prior sale. Members ABAA, ILAB.
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