Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Advanced Search

1 search results
Advanced search

Showing results 1 - 1

6 November 1861

Fern, William, fl. 1861

Printed document signed

Title: [Confederate election ballot for Jefferson Davis as president]

Virginia electoral ticket endorsing Jefferson Davis for president and Alexander H. Stevens for vice president. Also lists John R. Edmunds of Halifax and Allen T. Caperton of Monroe "for the state at large," various men "for the districts," and Roger A. Pryor "for congress." Indicates that the election was on Wednesday, 6 November 1861. Signed by Fern on verso, presumably the voter who cast the ballot.

GLC05987.19

Showing results 1 - 1