Senator Election Ballot, Whig Ticket

Whig Ticket 1855 – from the 1855 Providence election for senator and representatives to the General Assembly. An early chronicler has place a ‘+’ symbol next to the successful candidates. 1855 represented the high water mark in the Know Nothing movement in American. 12.3 cm X 7.8 cm
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