The Office of the Floridian 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. McLlin, 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 Office of the Floridian Place Written: Tallahassee, Florida Type: Pamphlet Date: 1876 Pagination: 22 p. ; 23 x 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 WM. Archer Cocke, members of the canvassers board.
The 1867 Presidential election was filled with controversy. In Florida there was questions of the legitimacy of the electors for the Presidential race. There were two sets of electors and results. The outcome on the electors appointments depended on who won the popular vote in each district.
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