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First District of Accomack County (VA) voting certificate

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1
Identifier: ViU-2023-0198

Content Description

This collection contains a certificate of a local Virginia election in the first district of Accomack County on October 22, 1867, preliminary voting for delegates for the upcoming Constitutional Convention, marking the first time African-Americans voted in the state. The October 22 election took place state wide under Army supervision. Written entirely in manuscript ink on a sheet of lined paper folded to 4 unnumbered pages. Pages [2]-[4] are blank. The document certifies that "Two hundred and thirty two (232) qualified white Electors, and four (4) qualified Colored Electors voted for Edward P. Pitts as a delegate to the convention, and two hundred and thirty one (231) qualified white Electors and four (4) qualified Colored Electors voted for John R. Read as a delegate to the convention, and that qualified white Electors and three hundred and twenty (320) qualififed Colored Electors voted for Edward K. Snead as a delegate to the convention and [blank] white Electors and three hundred and twenty (320) qualified Colored Electors voted for James C. Toy as a delegate to the convention."

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Auger Down Books, 27 October 2023.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: October 22, 1867

Extent

.04 Cubic Feet (1 folder (legal))

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

1 item