Union of Reformers Leaflet
This leaflet presents the result of the December 24, 1849, meeting of the Land Reformers, held in New York City. At that meeting, members called for a political convention in April to support candidates who agree with their goals, listed their four goals, and reported on progress toward them. The four goals of the Land Reformers are that public land be given to settlers instead of being sold, that limits be placed on the quantity of land held by an individual, that homesteads be exempt from sale for debt, and that work days should be ten hours. It is signed in type by William V. Barr, John Windt, and Egbert S. Manning.
Dates
- 1850 February
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This leaflet presents the result of the December 24, 1849, meeting of the Land Reformers, held in New York City. At that meeting, members called for a political convention in April to support candidates who agree with their goals, listed their four goals, and reported on progress toward them. The four goals of the Land Reformers are that public land be given to settlers instead of being sold, that limits be placed on the quantity of land held by an individual, that homesteads be exempt from sale for debt, and that work days should be ten hours. It is signed in type by William V. Barr, John Windt, and Egbert S. Manning.
Biographical/Historical Note
The National Reform Association began in 1844 and was instrumental in the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862.
William Valentine Barr was born in 1825 in Davies County, married Sarah J. Piety, and died in 1854.
Egbert S. Manning was a blacksmith and wrote Brotherhood of the Union.
John Windt was a trade unionist who worked with George Evans.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This leaflet was purchased by Special Collections in 2011.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository