[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Black Republican Prayer. [New York?]: N.p., ca 1863.

4 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. small broadside (old creases, toned, small stains).

A copperhead, anti-Lincoln, and vehemently racist hymn parody. Lot 525 in the Lincoln-Barrett sale is a separate printing with different dimensions (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.), formatting (this copy with fewer paragraph breaks, more italicization, and a different typeface used for the "Benediction" subtitle), and varied punctuation. Notably, this copy spells Lincoln's names correctly as "Abraham" versus the Lincoln-Barrett copy which employs "Abram." RARE, OCLC locates 7 copies of the "Black Republican Prayer." At least 3 copies are the "Abram" version, it is unclear which printing the other 4 represent.

Collection of Tom Charles Huston

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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Black Republican Prayer. [New York?]: N.p., ca 1863.

Collection of Tom Charles Huston

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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Black Republican Prayer. [New York?]: N.p., ca 1863.

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Black Republican Prayer. [New York?]: N.p., ca 1863.

African Americana

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Black Republican Prayer. [New York?]: N.p., ca 1863.

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