2005-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2005
A great 1860 National Convention, 2pp. 4to., letter written in ink by a certain "W. B. Hunt" Jackson, [Miss.], Nov. 14, 1860 to Col. Bailey regarding his nomination as a candidate for Mississippi state convention, reading, in part: "In as much as you were…nominated yesterday as one of the Candidates for Delegate to the state convention, I have thought proper to give you a brief account of things as they transpired at the meeting…the meeting was held by calling Gen'l. G. Hendrich, B. W. Collier, and Hubbard Williams to the chair. On motion a committee of 18 was appointed by the chair to prepare business for the meeting & present two names or candidates. That committee was composed of 8 Bell & 8 Breckinridge & 2 Douglas men…party feeling was professionally laid aside. This committee…agreed to adopt the resolutions of the 22 now at this place…yours & Henry Hendrich's names was presented by the committee…and adopted…afterwards a motion was made…that would appear to indicate much harmony in the meeting…I desire to apprize you [that it] is my opinion…that there does not exist…harmony here…& I would not be at all surprised if an effort is not yet made to renew the Union sentiment over this county by assuming an independent candidate. If so Col. Bonnet may be the man. I write this simply to apprize you in time to know how to meet it…since writing this I got the opinion of John M. Cord who was on the committee…he thinks there is no danger of any other ticket being got[ten] up…". Minor ink galling, with some negligible paper loss, else very good.
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