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| Field name |
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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC01978
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| From Archive Folder
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Documents Relating to 1842
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| Title
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Elections in Sangamon County, Illinois
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| Date
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9 September 1842
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| Author
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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
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| Document Type
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Government document
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| Content Description
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Said to have been presented to his fiancé Mary Todd, listing election results for 1832, 1834 and 1836. Lincoln has signed his name three times, once for each time he ran.
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| Subjects
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Election President Government and Civics Women's History Politics
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| Place written
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Springfield, [?]
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| Theme
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The Presidency; Government & Politics; Women in American History
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| Sub-collection
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The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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| Transcript
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Show/hide Elections in Sangamon county, Illinois, for state Representatives in the years 1832, 1834 & 1836. 1832 E. D. Taylor. Dem. 1127 | J. T. Stuart. Whig. 991 |Elected Achs.. Morris. Dem. 945 | Peter Cartwright Dem. 815 | A. G. Herndon Dem. 806 Wm. Carpenter Dem. 774 John Dawson Dem. 717 A. Lincoln Whig 657 T. M. Neale Whig 593 Richard Quinton Dem. 485 Zach. Peter Whig 216 Edwd. Robinson Whig 169 Wm. Kirkpatrick. Dem. 44 - 1834- John Dawson. Dem. 1390 | A. Lincoln. Whig 1376 |Elected Wm. Carpenter Dem. 1170 | J. T. S[t]uart Whig 1164 | Richd. Quinton Dem. 1038 Andw. McCormick Whig. 694 Wm. Alvey Whig. 613 T. M. Neale Whig. 514 S. J. Campbell Dem 192 James Shepherd Dem. 154 James Baker Whig 130 John Durley Whig 92 Wm. Kendoll Whig 42. 1836- (over) [2] A. Lincoln Whig 1716 | W. F. Elkin Whig. 1694 | N W Edwards Whig. 1659 |Elected John Dawson Whig. 1641 | Dan Stone Whig. 1438 | R. L. Wilson Whig. 1353 | Andw. McCormick Whig. 1306 | John Calhoun Dem. 1278 J. M. Early Dem. 1194 Richd. Quinton Dem. 1137 Thos. Wynne. Dem. 972 Aaron Vandaveer Dem. 922 Uriah Mann Dem. 913 Geo. Power Dem. 905 James Baker Whig. 101 J. L. Thompson Dem. 38 T. Young Whig. 12 - [Clerk's certification:] State of Illinois Sangamon County I Noah W Matheny, Clerk of the County Commissioners Court for Sangamon County, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement contains a true abstracts [sic] of the votes given for Representatives from the County of Sangamon to the Legislature of the State of Illinois at the Election in the years therein named as appears from the Poll Books on file in my office, and their Polities [?] are correct as marked in the foregoing statement as they were understood in this County. In testimony whereof I have [4] here unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Springfield in said county this 9th day of September In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty two N W Matheny, Clerk Co Coms Court Sangamon Co Illinois
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