CALIFORNIA ELECTION TICKETS FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA 1863 IN THE GOLD REGION

Description: CALIFORNIA ELECTION TICKETS FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA, 1863, IN THE GOLD REGION & OTHER RURAL COUNTIES, LED BY FREDERICK F. LOW FOR GOVERNOR Title: CALIFORNIA ELECTION TICKETS FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA, 1863, IN THE GOLD REGION & OTHER RURAL COUNTIES, LED BY FREDERICK F. LOW FOR GOVERNOR Publication: [various counties in California: 1863] Description: A lot of 19 tickets most listing the candidates for the Union State Ticket, and including Frederick F. Low, for Governor and Thomas N. Machin, for Lieutenant Governor. The group varies in size from 31 x 6 cm. to 9 x 6 cm., several include vignettes, some of which are printed in color. Eleven of the nineteen tickets print candidates for specific county offices, including San Joaquin (2), Santa Cruz, Yuba, Tuolumne, Trinity, Yuba, Solano, Placer, Sutter, and [Calaveras]. Two additional tickets, near duplicates of one in the group, have different vignettes printed on their versos, and were likely intended to be used by different county election offices. A closed tear or two, else a very nice group. Frederick Low was elected as the ninth governor of California, serving from 1863-1867. He helped to establish Yosemite as a park and to found the University of California. The list includes: [first eleven include County Election tickets] 1) UNION STATE TICKET. [color vignette of a man in uniform, holding an American Flag & trampling an early version of the Confederate flag] For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] [plus] San Joaquin County Union Ticket [listings candidates for State Senator (Samuel Meyers). For Assemblymen (E.H. Allen; J.E. Perley) etc.] 31 x 6 cm., printed in blue; short split at right margin, slightly affecting a few letters 2) UNION STATE TICKET. [color vignette of a cannon and an American Flag ]For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] [plus] San Joaquin County Union Ticket [listings candidates for State Senator (Samuel Meyers). For Assemblymen (E.H. Allen; J.E. Perley) etc.] 31 x 7 cm., printed in blue; short split at right margin, not affecting text 3) UNION STATE TICKET. [black & white vignette of an eagle with a ribbon in its mouth, with the message "In Union Is Strength," with two clasped hands in the fore-ground] For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] [plus] Santa Cruz County Ticket [listings candidates for State Senator (W.E. Lovett); for Member of Assembly (Alfred DeVoe), etc.] 26 x 7 cm. 4) UNION STATE TICKET. For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, Thomas N. Machin. [etc] [plus] Union County Ticket for Yuba County [listing candidates for District Judge (I.S. Belcher- with his name crossed through); for County Judge (Jesse O. Goodwin) etc.] 21 x 7 cm., printed on blue paper. 5) UNION STATE TICKET. [color vignette of an eagle carrying the Great Seal of the US on a shield- blurred image] For Governor, F. F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] [plus] Tuolumne County Union Ticket [listing candidates for State Senators (Geo. S. Evans; J.W. Haskin); for Assembly (Otis Perrin; Frederick Lux; E.F. Mitchell) etc.] 17.5 x 9 cm., printed in blue ink 6) GENUINE UNION STATE TICKET. [vignette of an American flag, printed in red] For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] [plus] Trinity County Union Ticket [listing candidates for Senator- Trinity and Shasta (John P. Jones); for Judge of Ninth Judicial District (E. Garter) etc.] 20.5 x 9 cm., printed in red 7) REGULAR UNION TICKET. [black & white vignette of an American flag, the Constitution, and two hands clasped] [printing candidates for] Yuba County. For Joint Senator, E. Teegarden; For the Assembly [printed name crossed out, & ink name of George Rowe written in] [etc] 20.5 x 7 cm. 8) REGULAR UNION TICKET. Election..... September 2, 1863. ] For Governor, F. F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] [plus] Regular Union Ticket, for Solano County. For Sheriff E.F. Gillespie; for Treasurer John Ferrell [etc.] 24.5 x 7 cm., printed on blue paper 9) GENERAL ELECTION. Wednesday, September 2d, 1863. [small black & white vignette of an American flag and a cannon; and two men in uniform] Union Nominations. For Governor- F.F. Low. Lieutenant Governor- T.N. Machin [etc] [plus] Placer County Ticket [listing candidates for State Senators- John Yule, James E. Hale; Assemblymen- E.H. Snyder, J.D. Pratt, M.N. Winchester (etc.) ] 13.5 x 9 cm. 10) SUTTER COUNTY UNION TICKET. [black & white vignette of a man holding an American flag, and a prospector's (?) hammer] For Assemblyman, Francis Hamlin; For Joint Senator, E. Teegarden. [etc.] 18 x 7 cm. A couple of ink blots at right margin, not affecting text. 11) UNION STATE TICKET. [ink note at head of ticket: Calaveras Co.] For Governor- F.F. Low. Lieutenant Governor- T.N. Machin [etc] [plus] Union County Ticket [for Calaveras] [listing candidates for State Senators, Joseph Shepard, W.H. Leonard; Assemblymen, S.N. Parker, Levi Landon, B. Dyer (etc.)] 19.5 x 7 cm., printed in red. Separated across the ticket, between the information for the State offices and the county offices [not county specific]: 12) UNION STATE TICKET. ELECTION.... SEPT. 2, 1863. For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, Thomas N. Machin. [etc] [plus] County Ticket. County of.... [rest blank] 21 x 7 cm. Three copies, identical on rectos, but three different vignettes printed on versos, presumably intended for different counties to print their candidates 13) UNION STATE TICKET. [vignette of an American flag, printed in blue] For Governor, Hon. F. F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. For Congressmen, Northern District... T.B. Shannon, Middle District... Wm. Higby, Southern District... C. Cole [etc] 15 x 7.5 cm., printed in blue 14) UNION STATE TICKET [color vignette of a man holding an American flag, and a prospector's (?) hammer] For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] 17 x 8 cm., printed in red, white & blue 15) UNION STATE TICKET [color vignette of a man in uniform, holding an American Flag & trampling an early version of the Confederate flag] For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] 19 x 6 cm., printed in red, white & blue 16) UNION STATE TICKET [color vignette of an American flag floating over a globe] For Governor, Frederick F. Low. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin. [etc] 17 x 7.5 cm., printed in red, white & blue 17) THE UNION TICKET. [vignette of an American flag] State Nominations. For Governor, Frederick F. Low, of San Francisco. For Lieutenant Governor, T.N. Machin, of Mono. For Members of Congress, Thomas B. Shannon, of Plumas. William Higby, of Calaveras, Cornelius Cole, of Santa Cruz [etc] 11 x 7 cm. 18) REGULAR UNION TICKET! For Justices of Supreme Court, O.L. Shafter, S.W. Sanderson, John Currey, Lorenzo Sawyer, A.L. Rhodes. For Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Swett. For District Judge- 7th District, J.B. Southard. For County Judge- Solano County, Wm K. Weston. 9 x 6 cm., printed on yellow paper. Short closed tear at left margin, slightly affecting one letter. 19) DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Judge of Supreme Court, Henry Hare Hartley. For Justices of the Peace [rest blank] 11.5 x 6 cm. Manuscript note at the top, in pencil, dates it 1860, but a history of the "Judges of Yolo County," by J. Stevens (2011) indicates Hartley ran for Supreme Court in 1863 & 1865, and was defeated. Seller ID: 68756 Subject: Americana, Western Americana We are a Washington, D.C. based bookstore in business for over 40 years. 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