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(O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886)

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O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: [Miscellaneous publications (Printed for the Clinton League, 1859), also by Clinton League for Promoting the Completion of the Canal System and Hugh Allen (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: American anthems, on the triumph of liberty and union over slavery and treason. (Pub. by the American news company, 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: American Civil War. Memories of incidents connected with the origin and culmination of the rebellion that threatened the existence of the national government:--including reminiscences of the course of the rebel leaders in Congress and in the National Democratic convention which immediately preceded the outburst of rebellion; together with movement in and concerning the Army of the Potomac during the first two years of the war;--including the proposition made in a speech at the Astor House, in New York, in November, 1861, when, in company with Simon Cameron ... General John Cochrane ... first publicly advocated the arming of the slaves in the war for the Union ... (Rogers & Sherwood, Printers, 1879), also by John Cochrane (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: American Civil War : memories of the rebellion (Rogers & Sherwood, 1879), also by John Cochrane (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: American political-antimasonry, with its "Good-enough Morgan." "One of the most singular features in American social, religious and political history, as well as in the annals of the masonic institutions throughout the world" ... Brief notices of some events in the history of the political-antimasonic excitement ... (American News Company, 1880) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Christopher Colles, and the first proposal of a telegraph system in the United States. : With incidental allusions to the origin and progress of our city water-works and of our state canals, etc. A letter to Henry B. Dawson, editor of the Historical magazine (Morrisania, N.Y., 1869) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: The electric telegraph. : Substance of the argument of S.P. Chase before the Supreme Court of the United States, for the appellants in the case of H. O'Reilly, and others vs. S.F.B. Morse, and others, on appeal from the Circuit Court for the district of Kentucky. (Baker, Godwin, 1853), also by Salmon P. Chase and Samuel Finley Breese Morse (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: First connected account of the efforts of the people of New York for defending the union during the late civil war. ([New York, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: First organization of colored troops in the State of New York, to aid in suppressing the slave-holders' rebellion : statements concerning the origin, difficulties and success of the movement, including official documents, military testimonials, proceedings of the "Union League Club," etc. (Baker & Godwin, printers, 1864), also by New York Association for Colored Volunteers and N.Y.) Union League Club (New York (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: First telegraph case before the United States Supreme court. : Henry O'Rielly and others, appellants, vers s S.F.B. Morse and others, appellees. Sketch of the opening argument of R.H. Gillet, on the appeal of O'Rielly from the decision of Judge Monroe in Kentucky. December 24th and 27th, 1852. (Printed by J. A. Gray, 1853), also by Ransom H. Gillet and Samuel Finley Breese Morse (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: The great questions of the times, exemplified in the antagonistic principles involved in the slaveholders' rebellion against democratic institutions as well as against the national Union; as set forth in the speech of the Hon. Lorenzo Sherwood ... delivered at Champlain, in northern N. Y., Oct. 1862; and also in the 1. resolutions of the Democratic League; 2. in an economic view of the present contest, by S. Dewitt Bloodgood; 3. in the views of the loyal press of the North; 4. and in an incipient chapter of the rebellion, concerning "the Texan secessionists, versus, Lorenzo Sherwood in 1856." (C. S. Westcott & Co., printers, 1862), also by Lorenzo Sherwood, S. DeWitt Bloodgood, and African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: The great questions of the times, exemplified in the antagonistic principles involved in the slaveholders' rebellion against democratic institutions as well as against the national Union; as set forth in the speech of the Hon. Lorenzo Sherwood ... delivered at Champlain in northern N. Y., Oct. 1862; and also in the 1. resolutions of the Democratic League; 2. in an economic view of the present contest, by S. Dewitt Bloodgood; 3. in the views of the loyal press of the North; 4. and in an incipient chapter of the rebellion, concerning "the Texan secessionists, versus, Lorenzo Sherwood in 1856." Arranged for publication ... (C. S. Westcott & Co., printers, 1862), also by Lorenzo Sherwood and S. DeWitt Bloodgood (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Memorial of Henry O'Reilly : proposing a system of intercommunication by mail and telegraph, along a military road through our own territories, between the Atlantic and Pacific states, (being the plan approved by the St. Louis national convention, in 1849) April 6, 1852. ([Washington?], 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Notices of Sullivan's campaign; or, The Revolutionary warfare in western New York: embodied in the addresses and documents connected with the funeral honors rendered to those who fell with the gallant Boyd in the Genesee Valley, including the remarks of Gov. Seward at Mount Hope. (Kennikat Press, 1970) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Notices of Sullivan's Campaign, or, the revolutionary warfare in western New-York : embodied in the addresses and documents connected with the funeral honors rendered to those who fell with the gallant Boyd in the Genesee Valley, including the remarks of Gov. Seward at Mount Hope. (W. Alling, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Origin and objects of the slaveholders' conspiracy against Democratic principles, as well as against the national union-- illustrated in the speeches of Andrew Jackson Hamilton, in the statements of Lorenzo Sherwood, ex-member of the Texan legislature, and in the publications of the Democratic League, &c. The slave aristocracy against democracy. Statements addressed to loyal men of all parties, including the antagonistic principles involved in the rebellion-- (Baker & Godwin, printers, 1862), also by Lorenzo Sherwood, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress), and African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Proceedings of the New York state conventions for "rescuing the canals from the ruin with which they are threatened": --by exposing and resisting "the railroad conspiracy" for "discrediting the canals, and diminishing their revenues, with a view of bringing them under the hammer":--and adopting measures for counteracting "the ruinous competition with railroads, permitted by the state, and instituted by railroad directors for the express purpose of breaking down the credit of the canals."--... With replies from nominees, of all parties, for state offices, opinions of the New York Chamber of commerce, and statistics and explanations concerning the canal system and the railway operations, in connection with the public rights and revenues, and the agricultural, manufacturing & commercial interests of the state ... (Printed for the Clinton league, by Baker & Godwin, 1859), also by Clinton League for Promoting the Completion of the Canal System and Hugh Allen (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: The real motives of the rebellion. The slaveholders' conspiracy, depicted by southern loyalists in its treason against Democratic principles, as well as against the national Union: showing a contest of slavery and nobility versus free government ... Address of the Democratic league to the "loyal leagues" and loyal men throughout the land. ([New York, 1864), also by Democratic League (New York) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Reform in railroad management, by securing equal rights & cheap transportation. Statement of the views and objects of the National Anti-Monopoly Cheap-Freight Railway League, with an abstract of the congressional railway bills introduced by Senator Harlan ... the nature of which bills ... being fully explained in the annexed statements concerning the development of our industrial resources (National Anti-Monopoly Cheap-Freight Railway League, 1867), also by National Anti-Monopoly Cheap-Freight Railway League and Lorenzo Sherwood (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: "Settlement in the West." Henry O'Rielly's "Pioneer memoranda," with illustrative documents and other records concerning some of the principal events in his connection with the first footprints in the march of empire across the American continent. (Evening post job printing office, 1882) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Settlement in the West. Sketches of Rochester; with incidental notices of western New-York ... (W. Alling, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Sketches of Rochester. (W. Alling, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Sketches of Rochester (W. Alling, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886: Supplement to statements in former publications about the National Anti-Monopoly Cheap-Freight railway bills, presented in Congress by Senator Harlan of Iowa, Senator Henderson of Missouri, Senator Fowler of Tennessee, and Senator Nye of Nevada, further extracts from Correspondence, and from public journals in different sections of the Union, showing the advanatages and popularity of the proposed reformation and improvement of the railway system. (National Anti-Monopoly Cheap-Freight Railway League, 1867), also by National Anti-Monopoly Cheap-Freight Railway League (page images at HathiTrust)

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