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1871 Political Note Rarity - General Jackson

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"General Jackson" Political Note Rarity

(Boston) MA, 1871, 10 Hour Note, "One Specimen of Equitable Money: A Text for Study," "Gen. Jackson," Political Note, Choice Crisp About Uncirculated.
A very unusual, dated 1871 this Political note is an attack on labor policies in the early 1870s. At the center is a large vignette of a seated Justice and Athena flanking "Labor for Labor." Below, the slogan "Ten Pounds of Indian Corn being the product of One Hour's Labor." At the right is Atlas and at the left is a vignette copied off a Louisiana state bill. Printed on a translucent paper. The wide margin at the top has the title, most likely meant to be trimmed away. In the upper right corner the tiny vignette of a pocket watch and the legend "Time is Wealth".



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