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For President Henry Clay, for Vice President Theodore Frelinghuysen (Whig badge), 1844

For President Henry Clay, for Vice President Theodore Frelinghuysen (Whig badge), 1844

Engraved Whig campaign badge: two oval portraits, Clay above and Frelinghuysen below, each in a floral wreath, with eagles above and the offices and names on curved banners. Tell: the eagles and wreaths set the candidates inside national symbols (transfer). The only text is the names, offices and seller's line.

Date
1844
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
E. P. Whaites, New York (seller named in the imprint), for the Whig campaign
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Print
Issuer type
Media
Regime
Tyler Administration
Leader
John Tyler
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
Elections and party politics
Event
1844 US Election
Techniques
Transfer
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain: published 1844, US; LOC rights note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. (item 2003656562)

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

FOR PRESIDENT HENRY CLAY
FOR VICE PRESIDENT THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN
Sold by E.P. Whaites, [illegible] Cortland St. N.Y.

The street number in the faint imprint is illegible.

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