Broadside: Baltimore Citizens' Committee Appeal for Aid Following the Great New York Fire of 1835

Printed broadside issued by a Baltimore Citizens' Committee, chaired by Mayor General Samuel Smith, on or about December 23, 1835. The broadside appeals for aid for New York City following the Great Fire of 1835, detailing the committee's efforts to offer relief and suggesting Congressional action to alleviate the economic consequences of the disaster. The document is accompanied by two manuscript letters (described below) addressed to U.S. Congressman Gideon Lee, providing firsthand accounts of the fire's devastation and suggesting federal intervention. The letters express the scale of the destruction, the financial ruin of insurance companies, and the need for national support.

Associated People/Businesses

• Lee, Gideon, 1778-1841
• Cohen, Jacob I., 1789-1869
• Smith, Samuel, 1752-1839
• Holly, William H.
• Tallmadge, D. B.
• Cohen, J. I. Jr.

Geography

• New York City
• Baltimore
• Maryland
• New York City
• Washington, D.C.

Subjects

• Disasters
• Charity
• Fund raising
• 19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 10, Folder 10