Speech of Hon. S.C. Pomeroy of Kansas on the Homestead Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 5, 1862.

Speech of Hon. S.C. Pomeroy of Kansas on the Homestead Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 5, 1862. (Washington): L. Towers & Co, 1862. Pamphlet, 8vo, folded sheet, 8 pp. Some pencil notes on title/first page, some darkening, especially along edges, a bit of edgewear and nicks; otherwise almost very good. S.C. Pomeroy (1816-1891) played a major role in passing the 1862 Homestead Act. This Act allowed any adult to claim 160 acres of government land if they lived and farmed it for five years.