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On January 4, 1858, by act of the free-state territorial legislature, the Kansas Territory voters were given a second chance to vote on the Lecompton Constitution. This poll book identifies the 319 individuals who voted against the Constitution as framed at Lecompton. The authenticity of the document was attested to by election judges, including F.G. Adams, and two clerks.
Creator: Adams, F. G. (Franklin George), 1824-1899
Date: January 4, 1858
Item Number: 7573
Call Number: History. Elections Coll.#578
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7573
Collections - Manuscript - History - Elections Coll.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Lecompton Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Men
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, F. G. (Franklin George), 1824-1899
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/7573
