Governor Representative Ballot: Landholders Ticket

1787 Landholders – 1787 was the height of the controversy between the paper money party and the mercantile interest in the state. William Bradford was the candidate backed by the mercantile interest which believed that the paper money system had done nothing to relieve the state’s economic and financial crisis. Bradford was defeated by Gov. Collins by a margin of more than 2 to 1. 16.9 cm X 13.0 cm