Varnum, Joseph B., 1751-1821 [Extracts from the proceedings Republican presidential and vice presidential nominating convention]

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GLC05899.05
GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
May 29, 1812
Author/Creator
Varnum, Joseph B., 1751-1821
Title
[Extracts from the proceedings Republican presidential and vice presidential nominating convention]
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Records the process by which James Madison and John Langdon were nominated for president and vice president for the election of 1812. Also indicates the failed attempt to nominate Elbridge Gerry for vice president: "[O]n counting the ballots... for John Langdon 64 for Elbridge Gerry 16..." Langdon declined the nomination.

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