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These five 'epistles' are written in the biblical style relating to the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles, in this case, the apostles being the town councillors. The first epistle is about city council elections, with particular…

Some electoral related statistics for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in 1868.

A notice to remind potential electors to register.

A list of the successful and unsuccessful candidates in the Aberdeen Council Election of November 1833.

The first of these two excerpts gives the date on which Isabella Burgess became the first woman in Aberdeen to be elected a Town Councillor.

This poll book from 1843 lists those entitled to vote in the second ward of Aberdeen City. The names and occupations of those standing are listed across the top of the page. The number of votes for each cadidate is listed cumulatively, and the final…

The writer asks why the Reform Committee are not planning to hold a meeting about the proposed Reform Petition.

This article describes the meeting held in Aberdeen on 18th May 1832 in support of electoral reform.

This item discusses monuments to reform, including the monument proposed for Meethill, Peterhead, the site of reform meetings.

The writer is answering an attack on Toryism, which appeared in the previous issue of the Aberdeen Magazine, by suggesting that this attack has not offended him.