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Proceedings of the Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in Maryland, 1789-1980
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                                                    1789                                                9

in November last.
                                        In testimony whereof I have caused the Great
                                        Seal of the State to be affixed this Thirteenth
                                        day of February in the year of our
                                        Lord one Thousand, seven hundred and
                                        Eighty nine.
                                                                                J. E. Howard.



            By His Excellency
                                        John Eager Howard, Esquire
                                                Governor of the State of Maryland
                                        A Proclamation.

    Whereas The General Assembly did by audit framed at their late Session
entitled An Act directing the time, place, and manner of holding Elections
for Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, and for
appointing Electors, on the part of this state for choosing a President and Vice
President of the United States, and for the regulation of the said Elections,
direct that the Governor and Council, after having received the returns,
papers and instruments containing the number of votes for each Candidate
for Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States,
and for Electors, on the part of this State for choosing a President
and Vice President of the United States should enumerate and ascertain
the number of votes for each and every candidate and person
chosen as Representatives or Electors respectively, and by Proclamation,
dispersed through the State, declare the names of the six
persons duly elected as Representatives, and the names of the Electors
duly elected as Electors.
    We in pursuance of the directions of the said Act, do by
this our Proclamation, declare, that by the returns made so far, it appears
that the Honorable Joshua Teney, Daniel Carroll, Benjamin
Contee, George Gale, William Smith and Michael Jenifer Stone Esquires
are duly elected Representatives of this State in the Congress of the
United States:  and that the Honorable John Rogers, George Plater,
William Tilghman, Alexander Contee Hanson, Doctor Philip Thomas,
Robert Smith, William Richardson and William Matthews Esquires
are duly elected Electors, on the part of this State for choosing a
President and Vice President of the United States.
God save                                Given in council, at the City of Annapolis
    this                                        under the Seal of the State of Maryland
  State                                        this 21st. day of January 1789
By his Excellency's Command, T. Johnson Esq. Secy.        J. E. Howard


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