This and 276 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. II.

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Ephemera, Treason in Our Midst

This is a Ephemera. It was created by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and made for Harper & Bros.. We acquired it in 1938. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower left: "F. S. Church del"

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower margin: "Treason in our Midst-" / Some of our population strongly object to Genl Grants Thanksgiving proclamation and / are taking [crossed out] preparing to leave the country; upper margin [later addition]: Rough Idea for Harpers - Early days

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Treason in Our Midst; Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Made for Harper & Bros.; USA; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-442

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