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Credit: Library Company of Philadelphia
In this 1850 broadside, John Mcllvaine called for Philadelphia's cordwainers (shoemakers) to support and join a permanent organization that will lead the struggle in their demands for fair compensation, without injuring "our fair city's trade," or frightening away buyers.
