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Accession number |
0000.009 |
Catalog Number |
0000.009.003 |
Object Name |
Document |
Date |
03 May 1855 |
Title |
Election returns |
Caption |
Election returns for the town of Bellevue, LA |
Scope & Content |
Election returns for the town of Bellevue, LA alderman election May 3, 1856 State of Louisiana Parish of Bossier The following is a correct list of the votes polled and the results thereof an election held this day in pursuance of law in the town of Bellevue, LA for the purpose of electing four aldermen for said town of Bellevue this May 3rd, 1856. Names of Voters 1.L. Rathburn 2.ER Herring 3.John T. Kemp 4.LB Taliaferro 5.WJ Duncan 6.JJ Carstarphin 7.JJ Elder 8.LF Steele 9.AA Abney 10.Austin Miller 11.John Brock 12.AW Spurlin 13.George Mason 14.JW Daniel 15.CE Taliaferro 16.WH Hill 17.SC Frith 18.TM Fort 19.JF Cunningham 20.WJ Hancock 21.John R. Miles AA Abney - Nineteen votes - 19 TM Fort - Twelve votes - 12 JJ Carstarphin - Fifteen votes - 15 WJ Hancock - Fifteen votes - 15 L Rathburn - Seven votes - 7 LF Steele - Six votes - 6 DJ Elder - One vote - 1 JF Cunningham - Five votes - 5 John T Kemp - One vote - 1 Kemp's watch dog - One vote - 1 We, WJ Duncan, John Brock, and Austin Miller, Special Commissioners appointed to hold this election do hereby certify that the above persons received the number of votes set opposite their names. Given under our hands on this 3rd day of May AD 1856 after 4:06 PM |
People |
Abney, Asbury Arnold Brock, John Carstarphen, J.J. Cunningham, J.F. Daniel, J.W. Duncan, W.J. Elder, D.J. Fort, Thomas Moore Frith, S.C. Hancock, William Jordan Herring, E.R. Hill, William H. Kemp, John F. Mason, George Miles, John R. Miller, Austin Rathburn, S. Spurlin, Albert W. Steele, Lewis Field Taliaferro, Charles E. Taliaferro, Louis Bourbon |
Search Terms |
Bellevue Elections |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Imagefile |
059\0000009003.JPG |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Inventoried date |
2023-11-06 |