Loudoun County Whig Office printed vote tally

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Loudoun County Whig Office printed vote tally, C0378, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet 1 item
Creator:
Whig Party (Va.)
Abstract:
Printed document detailing the votes for Whig Party candidates for an unnamed office, likely the Virginia General Assembly, by Loudoun County, Virginia towns, April 28, 184.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Loudoun County Whig Office printed vote tally, C0378, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Printed document detailing the votes for candidates for an unnamed office, likely the Virginia General Assembly, by the towns Leesburg, Gum Spring, Lovettsville, Waterford, Mt. Gilead, Snickersville, Union, Peacock's, Water's, Purcell's, Hillsboro, and Middleburg of Loudoun County, Virginia. The document reads "Loudoun Whig Office, Leesburg, VA., April 28, 1848." At the bottom it is handwritten that Robert White, Burr Harrison, and Lewis Beard were elected.

Biographical / historical:

The Whig Party was an American political party formed in 1833-1834 as an opposition to then President Andrew Jackson's expansion of executive power. The Whig Party was a proponent of states' rights, and eventually the American South's attempt to continue the enslavement of millions of people. Loudoun County, Virginia was an essentially Whig county, and was originally "officially" in support of the Union pre-Civil War, though the county was divided on the issue. Eventually secessionists swayed the county into supporting the South's secession, though its official Whig representatives remained pro-Union. The Whig Party dissolved in 1856.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by Lynn Eaton from Jerry Showalter in April 2019.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in January 2022. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in January 2022.

Arrangement:

This is a single item collection.

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 4
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Local government -- Virginia
Places:
Loudoun County (Va.)