Proclamation by Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1832 Silk Broadside) by Jackson, Andrew; Livingston, Edward - 1832

Boston: Boston Statesman, True and Greene. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1832. First Edition. Broadside. Scarce 26" x 19" broadside printed on silk with decorative border. A few small soil spots with a black mark at lower right corner. Edge is in very good shape with one 1/8" tear. Backed but not glued on foam board. Text is in seven columns. The proclamation, also known as the Proclamation to the People of South Carolina or Jackson's Nullification Proclamation, was written on December 10, 1832 by Edward Livingston, Secretary of State, and has both Livingston and Jackson's names at the end. South Carolina had recently passed a state law nullifying federal tariffs, and this response declares nullification as contradictory the Constitution and principles of a strong Union. South Carolina continued to practice and enact nullification measures until a compromise was reached. Printed at the Office of the Boston Statesman, by True and Greene. ; Elephant Folio 23" tall; 1 pp .