Book/Printed Material An account of the proceedings on the trial of Susan B. Anthony on the charge of illegal voting at the Presidential election in Nov., 1872, and on the trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh and William B. Hall, the inspectors of elections by whom her vote was received National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy
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Image 1 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy EX LIBRIS Carrie Chapman Catt I have six honest serving men, They laught me all I knew, Their names are Why & What & When And how & Where & Who. Section…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 2 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE TRIAL OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY, ON THE Charge of Illegal Voting, AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOV., 1872, AND ON THE TRIAL OF BEVERLY W.…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 3 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy With Thanks from Mr. Condemned INDEX. PAGE. Anthony, S.B.—Indictment 1 “ “ Her speech on receiving her sentence 82 “ “ Her campaign speech 151 Crowley, Richard—Opening speech in Miss Anthony's case…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 4 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy v PREFACE. At the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and members of Congress, in November, 1872, Susan B. Anthony, and several other women, offered their votes to…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 5 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy vi III. That she did vote in such good faith, and with such belief. The court held that the defendant had no right to vote—that good faith constituted no defence—that there was…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 6 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy vii and forcing them to desist from the wrong of receiving them. He is of opinion that by the ruling of the Court, he would have been equally guilty, if he had…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 7 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 1 INDICTMENT AGAINST SUSAN B. ANTHONY. DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. At a stated session of the District Court of…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 8 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 2 and other offenses against the said United States of America, in the said District committed, Brace Millerd, James D. Wasson, Peter H. Bradt, James McGinty, Henry A. Davis, Loring W. Osborn,…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 9 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 3 States for the State of New York at large, and for a Representative in the Congress of the United States for said twenty-ninth Congressional District, without having a lawful right to…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 10 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 4 a person of the female sex,) as she, the said Susan B. Anthony then and there well knew, contrary to the form of the state of the United States of America…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 11 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Northern District of New York. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Hon. WARD HUNT, Presiding. APPEARANCES For the United States: Hon. Richard Crowley U. S.…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 12 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 6 Jury impanneled at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Crowley opened the case as follows: May if please the Court and Gentlemen of the Jury: On the 5th of November, 1872, there was held…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 13 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 7 We don't claim in the case, gentlemen, that Miss Anthony is of that class of people who go about “repeating.” We don't claim that she went from place to place for…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 14 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 8 Q. Into how many election districts is the 8th ward divided, if it contains more than one? A. Two, sir. Q. In what election district were you inspector of elections? A.…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 15 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 9 Q. State to the jury whether you had separate boxes for the several tickets voted in that election district? A. Yes, sir; we had. Q. Was Miss Anthony challenged upon that…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 16 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 10 Q. And she was registered accordingly? A. Yes, sir. Q. When she offered her vote, was the same objection brought up in the Board of Inspectors, or question made of her…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 17 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 11 Re-direct Examination by Mr. Crowley: Q. Was Miss Anthony challenged before the Board of Registry? A. Not at the time she offered her name. Q. Was she challenged at any time?…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 18 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 12 A. Yes, sir. Q. (Handling two books.) State whether that is the poll list of voters kept upon the day of election in the first election district of the 8th ward,…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 19 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 13 her ballot in good faith, under that belief, whether right or wrong, by the laws of this country she is guilty of no crime. I apprehend that that proposition, when it…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 20 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 14 practice, I am under the necessity of offering myself as a witness for my client. Henry R. Selden , a witness sworn in behalf of the defendant, testified as follows: Before…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 21 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 15 A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you attend an examination before Wm. C. Storrs, a United States Commissioner, in the city of Rochester, when her case was examined? A. I did Q.…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 22 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 16 Q. State whether she was asked, upon that examination, if the advice given her by Judge Henry R. Selden would or did make any difference in her action in voting, or…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 23 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 17 ARGUMENT OF MR. SELDEN FOR THE DEFENDANT. The defendant is indicted under the 19th section of the Act of Congress of May 31, 1870 (16 St. at L., 144,), for “voting…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 24 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 18 they are to the same extent as men bound to obey the laws; they suffer to the same extent by bad laws, and profit to the same extent by good laws;…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 25 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 19 and third become immaterial. The two first are questions of law to be decided by the court, the other is a question for the jury. [The Judge here suggested that the…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 26 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 20 wrong in their position, but will be content until their arguments are fairly, truthfully and candidly answered. In the most celebrated document which has been put forth on this side of…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 27 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 21 And again, “To give each man a voice in the public concerns comes nearest to that admirable idea of which we should never lose sight, the uncontrolled exercise of private judgment.…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 28 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 22 on this side of the Atlantic, as far as relates to men; but when the attempt is made to extend it to women, political philosophers and practical politicians, those “inside of…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 29 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 23 concrete. Withholding names, I will state the facts with fullness and accuracy. An educated and refined woman, who had been many years before deserted by her drunken husband, was living in…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 30 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 24 be brought by her to redress the grievous wrong; indeed according to the law she had suffered no wrong, but the husband had suffered all, and was entitled to all the…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 31 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 25 the peril of being compelled to pay it again to the drunken husband if he had demanded it. In another case, two ladies, mother and daughter, some time prior to 1860…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 32 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 26 became the absolute property of the husband—the use of all her real estate became his during coverture, and on the birth of a living child, it became his during his life.…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 33 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 27 been goaded to it by the persistent efforts of the noble women to whom I have alluded. Much has been done, but much more remains to be done by women. If…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 34 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 28 and which are only types of thousands like them, in their cruelty and injustice, are the result of ages of legislation by these assumed protectors of women. The wrongs were less…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 35 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 29 exceptions, use it for their exclusive benefit. Often, perhaps generally, this is done in the honest belief that such use is for the best good of all who are affected by…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 36 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 30 anticipation of the immediate effects to be produced by its adoption. On the one hand it is supposed by some that the character of women would be radically changed—that they would…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 37 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 31 are allowed to act as milliners, with what propriety can they exclude women from the post of school commissioners when chosen to such positions by their neighbors? To deny them such…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 38 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 32 African slaves? Are they not shown to be subjects of the other half, who are the sovereigns? And is not their political subjection as absolute as was that of the African…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 39 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 33 authorities bearing upon the question, as have fallen under my observation, hoping to satisfy your honor, not only that my client has committed no criminal offense, but the she has done…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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Image 40 of National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy 34 Same Article, Section 4. “The United States shall guarantee to every State in the union a republican form of government.” THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT. DECEMBER 18, 1865. “1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,…- Contributor: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
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About this Item
Title
- An account of the proceedings on the trial of Susan B. Anthony on the charge of illegal voting at the Presidential election in Nov., 1872, and on the trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh and William B. Hall, the inspectors of elections by whom her vote was received
Names
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, defendant
- Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947, former owner
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, inscriber
- United States. Circuit Court (New York : Northern District)
- Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress)
- National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- Rochester, N.Y. : Daily Democrat and Chronicle Book Print, 1874.
Headings
- - Anthony, Susan B.--(Susan Brownell),--1820-1906--Trials, litigation, etc
- - Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--New York (State)--Canandaigua
- - Election law--United States--Criminal provisions
- - Women--Suffrage--United States
Notes
- - LC copy has annotations, a newspaper clipping, and a letter and two congressional documents tipped after the text.
- - Inscribed: This I give to the Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., Susan B. Anthony, 17 Madison street, Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 25. 1902.
- - Inscribed: When Mary S. Anthony is done with it--M. S. A.
- - Further Inscribed by SBA: (Speech of S. B. A. Page 81).
- - Gift of Lucy E. Anthony, O. 21. 19.
- - Tipped in after text: Reprint of a favorable review of the Account from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 23, 1874, 2 p.
- - Autograph letter of H. R. Selden, Anthony's lawyer, dated January 12, 1874 forwarding the petition he prepared for Anthony, asking Congress to relieve her from Judge Hunt's illegal conviction and fine. Selden considers Hunt's actions a "judicial outrage." 3 p.
- - Text is annotated throughout with Anthony's blue pencil.
- - LAC nsk 2019-09-06 update (1 card)
- - LAC tnb 2022-08-15 update (1 card)
- - LAC knj 2022-09-12 update (1 card)
Medium
- vii, 212 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- KF223.A58 A58 1874
- JK1899.A6 A5 Presentation copy from Susan B. Anthony. Inscription on fly leaf. Inscribed: This I give to the Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., Susan B. Anthony, 17 Madison street, Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 25. 1902 Inscribed: When Mary S. Anthony is done with it M. S. A. Further Inscribed by SBA: (Speech of S. B. A. Page 81) Gift of Lucy E. Anthony, O. 21. 19 Tipped in after text: Reprint of a favorable review of the Account from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 23, 1874, 2 p. Autograph letter of H. R. Selden, Anthony's lawyer, dated January 12, 1874 forwarding the petition he prepared for Anthony, asking Congress to relieve her from Judge Hunt's illegal conviction and fine. Selden considers Hunt's actions a "judicial outrage." 3 p. Text is annotated throughout with Anthony's blue pencil.
- JK1881 .N357 sec. I, no. 101 Another copy. Bookplate of Carrie Chapman Catt. Gift of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Nov. 1, 1938.
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 97187514
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