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The Floridian, fl. 1876 Record and Opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida. In The Case of The State of Florida Ex Rel. George F. Drew Against Samuel B. McLin, Secretary of State, Clayton A. Cowgill, Comptroller, WM. Archer Cocke, Attorney General, of the State of Florida.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09769.02 Author/Creator: The Floridian, fl. 1876 Place Written: Tallahassee, Florida Type: Pamphlet Date: 1876 Pagination: 22 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 14.2 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Record and Opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida. In The Case of The State of Florida Ex Rel. George F. Drew Against Samuel B. McLin, Secretary of State, Clayton A. Cowgill, Comptroller, WM. Archer Cocke, Attorney General, of the State of Florida," dated 1876. The pamphlet is regarding the election of 1876. The case concerns the board of canvassers of Florida. Drew contests that votes from Jackson, Hamilton, Manatee, and Monroe County were not properly counted by Samuel B. McLin, Clayton A. Cowgill and William Archer Cocke, members of the canvassers board.

Drew, George F., 1827-1900
McLin, Samuel B., 1833-1879
Cowgill, Clayton A., fl. 1873-1877
Archer Cocke, William, 1822-1887

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