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Collection of eight items relating to the election of 1876 [Decimalized .01-.08]

A collection of eight items related to electoral voting in Florida during in 1876 presidential election. The main concern was who was entitled to vote as electors, and the procedure for appointing the citizens as electors.

GLC09769

[Testimony on Electoral Votes]

One document dated January 26, 1877. The testimony states that Robert Bullock, Robert B. Hilton, Wilkinson Call, and James E. Yonge were appointed to cast the electoral votes for the state of Florida in the 1876 presidential election. They declared...

GLC09769.04

Executive Office

One document dated January 26, 1877. The document bears the seal of the state of Florida. It declares that Robert Bullock, Robert B. Hilton, Wilkinson Call, and James E. Yonge were "duly determined, declared, and certified" to cast the electoral...

GLC09769.05

Information in nature of Quo Warranto

One document dated January 27, 1877. The document bears the seal of the state of Florida. It declares that Charles H. Pearce, Frederick C. Humphries, William H. Holden, and Thomas W. Long were not "elected appointed or entitled" to be electors. It...

GLC09769.06

Information in nature of Quo Warranto

One document dated January 27, 1877. The document bears the seal of the state of Florida. It declares that Charles H. Pearce, Frederick C. Humphries, William H. Holden, and Thomas W. Long were not "elected appointed or entitled" to be electors. It...

GLC09769.07

In The Matter of the Electoral Vote of the State of Florida, Points

One pamphlet entitled, "In The Matter of the Electoral Vote of the State of Florida, Points," dated 1877. The pamphlet discusses the various court cases related to the matter of the Florida electoral votes. It summarizes the results of the cases.

GLC09769.08