Sworn Statement and Tally Sheet for Westport Election, 1888
SignerSigned by
Henry Penfield Burr
American, 1819 - 1900
Date1888 November 6
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (a, overall height x width): 12 1/2 × 8in. (31.8 × 20.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (b, overall height x width, unfolded): 25 × 8in. (63.5 × 20.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (b, overall height x width, unfolded): 25 × 8in. (63.5 × 20.3cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineFlorence S. Marcy Crofut Fund
DescriptionHandwritten manuscript documents comprising a (a) sworn statement by Henry P. Burr, Clerk of Westport, and a (b) tally sheet for the election held in Westport, Connecticut on November 6, 1888.
(a) Henry P. Burr, Clerk of Wesport, certifies that at 8:30 PM on November 6, 1888 that the ballot box holding ballots for the national and state elections was delivered to him by William J. Finch, Moderator of the polling district in Westport. Burr received the ballot box unsealed, and it remained unsealed until 9:00 AM on November 7, 1888, at which time Finch sealed and endorsed the ballot box in front of Burr.
(b) Handwritten copy of the tally sheet for the election held in Westport on November 6, 1888. The documents lists the candidates for each position and how many votes they received.
For Presidential Electors: Frank W. Cheney, J. Howard Whittemore, Henry R. Kibbe, Edward F. Jones, William A. Slater, William C. Harding, Alfred E. Burr, Edward B. Manning, Cyrus H. Pendleton, Henry G. Hubbard, Benjamin Lucas, George M. Cole, Henry D. Smith, Samuel B. Forbes, DeWitt C. Pond, Phineas M. Augur, Herbert J. Crocker, Benjamin H. Kidder, Benjamin C. Baker, Adolph Stirn, Thomas Simmons, Peter Lynch, Charles Corning, and Joseph N. Belden.
For Governor: Morgan G. Bulkeley, Luzon B. Morris, Hiram Camp, and Alfred W. Andrews.
For Lieutenant Governor: Samuel E. Merwin, Jonathan S. Kirkham, Nathan Babcock, and Henry G. Soper.
For Secretary: R. Jay Walsh, Henry A. Bishop, Theodore L. Pease, and James C. Vallette.
For Treasurer: E. Stevens Henry, James G. Martin, George W. Kies, and Charles F. White.
For Compotroller: Jonathan B. Wright, Nicholas Staub, Edward Manchester, and Meiczyslas J. Brzezinski.
For Member of Congress: Frederick Miles, Edward W. Seymour, and Elisha L. Ellis.
For Senator: William B. Hubbell, Lyman S. Catlin, and Wetford S. Bailey.
For Judge of Probate: Silas B. Sherwood, Rufus Wakeman, and B. Sherwood.
(a) Henry P. Burr, Clerk of Wesport, certifies that at 8:30 PM on November 6, 1888 that the ballot box holding ballots for the national and state elections was delivered to him by William J. Finch, Moderator of the polling district in Westport. Burr received the ballot box unsealed, and it remained unsealed until 9:00 AM on November 7, 1888, at which time Finch sealed and endorsed the ballot box in front of Burr.
(b) Handwritten copy of the tally sheet for the election held in Westport on November 6, 1888. The documents lists the candidates for each position and how many votes they received.
For Presidential Electors: Frank W. Cheney, J. Howard Whittemore, Henry R. Kibbe, Edward F. Jones, William A. Slater, William C. Harding, Alfred E. Burr, Edward B. Manning, Cyrus H. Pendleton, Henry G. Hubbard, Benjamin Lucas, George M. Cole, Henry D. Smith, Samuel B. Forbes, DeWitt C. Pond, Phineas M. Augur, Herbert J. Crocker, Benjamin H. Kidder, Benjamin C. Baker, Adolph Stirn, Thomas Simmons, Peter Lynch, Charles Corning, and Joseph N. Belden.
For Governor: Morgan G. Bulkeley, Luzon B. Morris, Hiram Camp, and Alfred W. Andrews.
For Lieutenant Governor: Samuel E. Merwin, Jonathan S. Kirkham, Nathan Babcock, and Henry G. Soper.
For Secretary: R. Jay Walsh, Henry A. Bishop, Theodore L. Pease, and James C. Vallette.
For Treasurer: E. Stevens Henry, James G. Martin, George W. Kies, and Charles F. White.
For Compotroller: Jonathan B. Wright, Nicholas Staub, Edward Manchester, and Meiczyslas J. Brzezinski.
For Member of Congress: Frederick Miles, Edward W. Seymour, and Elisha L. Ellis.
For Senator: William B. Hubbell, Lyman S. Catlin, and Wetford S. Bailey.
For Judge of Probate: Silas B. Sherwood, Rufus Wakeman, and B. Sherwood.
Object number2024.65.2a-b
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