Certification of Electors for President and Vice President of the United States, 1876

Certification of Electors for President and Vice President of the United States, 1876

This document certified the identities of the five electors who would represent Vermont to the Electoral College in the 1876 presidential and vice presidential election. The certificate is signed by the clerks from each of Vermont's counties and lists as electors Charles E. Houghton, Jacob Estey, Henry N. Sollace, Roswell Farnham, and Alvin C. Welch. Vermont's five electoral votes were allocated to Rutherford B. Hayes in what would go on to be a complex and contested election.

State of Vermont

1876

Bside D/ Political elections - 1876

1 broadside ; 34 x 21.5 cm [folded]

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