Cook, John, fl. 1864 [Circular concerning interference with the presidential election of 1864]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06241 Author/Creator: Cook, John, fl. 1864 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Broadside Date: 3 November 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Signed in print by Brigadier General John Cook and George W. Carter, Captain and Asst. Adjutant General. Issued by the Major General Commanding Northern Department, Joseph Hooker. Issues instructions against interfering with the election voting process. "Information has been received that a large body of men both openly and in disguise will organize to interfere with the integrity of the national election..."
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