Elections
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85041557
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Pa, 1884-10-13
File — Box 4257.015: [1006214240], Folder: 38
Scope and Contents
Letter from a father working in Petersburg, Kentucky, to his son, telling about his work and the upcoming presidential election. He even mentions that "In view of the importance of the Ohio election our treasurer at Cov[ington] has called on us by Circular to make a contribution in advance - it cleaned me out" and asks his son to send money to pay his board.
Dates:
1884-10-13
Pickett Springs, Alabama, city records
Collection
Identifier: W-0027
Overview
Ballots, voting lists, city council minutes, oaths of office, and correspondence related to elections in the town of Pickett Springs, Alabama, and a map of the area.
Dates:
1888 - 1920
S. Y. Thomas Letter, 1848 July 11
File — Box 4257.015: [1006214240], Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Letter from S. Y. Thomas, of Yorkville, Tennessee, to his sister Jane B. Ireland, of Richmond, Virginia, talking mainly about the health of family members, the deaths or sickness of several, and the reports of typhus and smallpox. Thomas states that in the upcoming 1848 presidential election many local Whigs are not pleased with their idate, Zachary Taylor, whereas the local Democrats are, "finely pleased" with [Lewis] Cass and will all vote for him in this election.
Dates:
1848 July 11
Sumter County, Alabama, Election Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1625
Abstract
This collection contains local, state, and federal election returns for Sumter County, Alabama, from 1834 to 1863.
Dates:
1834 - 1863