live free or riot

From the October 11, 1863 issue of The New-York Times:

Draft Riot in New-Hampshire.

ATTEMPT TO BURN A DRAFT OFFICER.

GREAT FALLS, N.H., Saturday, Oct. 10.

A mob at Jackson in this State, on Thursday night, burned the hotel where the Deputy Provost-Marshal was stopping while serving notices on drafted men. He narrowly escaped with his life. He has just passed through this place, en route for Portsmouth, to obtain necessary assistance.

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U. S. Frigate Constitution, (Old Ironsides) ready for launching after repairs on dry dock railway, U. S. Navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H. May 27, 1858 (by George W. Hall, 1858, c1897; LOC: LC-USZ62-7662)

Old Ironsides in Portsmouth for repairs, 1858

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