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Memo belonging to Alexander Bannerman's Election Agent, which preceeded An Alphabetical List of the Names, Designations and Places of Residence of the Electors for the City of Aberdeen
Memo. This was attached to an 1832 List of Electors which belonged to Alexander Bannerman's election agent. The memo states: 'This list was scored from a copy belonging to the Agent in the Reform Interest. All these [names] scored were pledged to Mr…
Letter to the Aberdeen Chronicle about the forthcoming election in Aberdeenshire
The first page of an excerpt from a letter to the Editor of the Aberdeen Chronicle. The writer is concerned about the bias of the Tory produced pamphlet, 'Remarks on the Principles of the opposing Candidates for the Representation of Aberdeenshire'.…
Aberdeen City Election
This pamphlet describes the conditions that voters must satisfy if they are to be eligible to vote. Voters must live within seven miles of the city boundaries; property must be worth at least £10 per year. Note how taxes on a property must also be up…
Directions from The Reform Act for Scotland Relative to the arrangements for Polling, and procedure at Elections for Cities, Burghs, and Towns.
This pamphlet provides instructions on how to conduct an election under the rules of the 1831 Reform Act for Scotland. On the first page, note how the directions state that the Sheriff should 'proclaim (read aloud) the writ at the market cross'.…