Here are some newly discovered (old) resources available for investigation:

Hutchinson’s Republican songster, for the campaign of 1860 ~ by George Washington Bungay (1860)

The National Clay Minstrel: And True Whig’s Pocket Companion, for the Presidential Canvass of 1844 ~ by George Hood (1843)

RE: Frank B. Converse’s new and complete method for the banjo with or without a master (a.k.a. “Green”, 1865):  See this intriguing research & links from Andy Chase re: “Blue Eagle Jail” >>