Spirit of the Fair

Item MED-7710

Description

NEW YORK NEWSPAPER, SPIRIT OF THE FAIR, DATED APRIL 15, 1864
Newspaper is in booklet form. Contains a total of 12 pages. Features letters, articles, poems and advertisements. Included is a, “Trooper”, “Rose of Death”, “Charade” and information pertaining to Metropolitan Fair events.
Measures 9 1/2” x 12”. Very good condition, with light chipping on edges.

The Metropolitan Fair was a public event organized in the Metropolitan City of New York by the United States Sanitary Commission to raise funds and supplies for the Union Army during the Civil War. The first Sanitary Fair was held in Chicago from October 27 to November 7, 1863. The first Metropolitan Fair was announced by the New York Times on January 1, 1864, to be held on March 28th of that year. However, the event was postponed to the 4th of April and it resulted in the largest Sanitary Fair ever which raised over a million of dollars for the Union cause.