Ballot

Object number
1854.8.14
Date
1776
Description
A 1776 list of candidates for Rhode Island political offices, including governor, deputy governor, assistants, secretary, attorney general, and general treasurer. Title at top of list reads: "For the Preservation of the Liberties of AMERICA." Text is surrounded by a geometric border.
Object Type
ballots
Subjects
Ballots
Political activity
Political elections
Political organizations
Political parties
Politicians
Politics & government
Voting
Related People & Organizations
Cooke, Nicholas, Gov. (subject)
Bradford, William, Lt. Gov. (subject)
Collins, John (subject)
Potter, Simeon (subject)
Page, Ambrose (subject)
Sayles, John (subject)
Jepson, John (subject)
Arnold, James (subject)
Randall, Jonathan (subject)
Phillips, Peter (subject)
Church, Thomas (subject)
Ward, Henry (subject)
Marchant, Henry (subject)
Clarke, Joseph (subject)