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  • Subject is exactly "Fletcher, Ryland, 1799-1885"

They Were Promoted, 1910

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Flyer issued by The John A. Mead Club of Rutland promoting Mead's candidacy for Governor. Mead was the sitting Lieutenant Governor and the club lists eight other men who were previously "promoted by the People after apprenticeship in the Lieutenant…

National Ticket for President, Abraham Lincoln, and for Vice President, Andrew Johnson, 1864

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Republican ticket for Vermont electors of the president and vice president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson. Printed on pale pink paper, the ticket lists the five candidates for Vermont's five electors: Electors at Large,…

Ryland Fletcher, Vermont Governor 1856-1858

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In 1856, Fletcher undertook a successful campaign for governor as the Republican nominee, and he was reelected in 1857. Fletcher strongly favored biennial rather than annual gubernatorial elections and was a tireless worker in the anti-slavery and…