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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[An Electioneering Retrospect, December 1832]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[In this article, the editor of the Aberdeen Pirate considers the Aberdeenshire results of the first &#039;general election&#039; which took place the previous week. As a Whig, he was not pleased with the Tory win, but points out that the Whig candidate, Sir Michael Bruce, had a large support in spite of this. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Pirate: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[published on Thursday 27th December 1832]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD013]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Church Reform, Aberdeen Pirate 1833]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The editor of the Aberdeen Pirate feels that Reform should be available wherever it is needed, but that people should be careful how they used it. The Church was in need of reform, especially in the area of Patronage. Reform in the Church, through the Disruption, was to take another ten years.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Pirate: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[published on Thursday 10th January 1833]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[217 mm x 273 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD014]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Outs and Ins, A New Song]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This political song in the Aberdeen dialect, pokes fun at the outgoing town council. Corruption was rife - many instances are humorously referred to here. For example, the writer refers to the fiasco of the new harbour in verse 2, and is delighted that there is to be an election for new burgh magistrates.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Pirate: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[published in November 1833]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD015]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Our New Magistrates 1833]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The editor of the Aberdeen Pirate is delighted that none of the old council have been re-elected, and commends the citizens of Aberdeen for their good sense. He also points out that the new council should not indulge in &#039;feasting at the public expense&#039; and that they should conduct council business in a &#039;fair, free, and open&#039; manner.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Pirate: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[published on Thursday 28th November 1833]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD016]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Radical Demonstration]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The top article which appeared in The Aberdeen Shaver, a satirical newspaper, mentions the huge radical demonstration held at the Links, Aberdeen on 16th August 1838. However, the writer is more concerned with satirizing the sentiments of the meeting and the participants themselves, than reporting what actually happened. The lower article is a cheeky description of the events. &#039;Lang Sandy&#039; is Alexander Bannerman, factory owner and Whig MP for Aberdeen. &#039;Mr Adam&#039; was James Adam, the editor of the Whig paper, The Aberdeen Herald. &#039;Ten pounders&#039; were those entitled to vote in general elections because the rented or owned property which had an annual value of at least £10.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Shaver: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[created in August 1838<br />
published in September 1838]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[211 mm x 263 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD017]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Radical Demonstration the Greater]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This paragraph, which appeared in The Aberdeen Shaver, a satirical newspaper, refers to a huge radical demonstration held at the Links, Aberdeen on 25th August 1838. The writer&#039;s main concern is satire. The Shaver was against teetotalism, and slants the bulk of this paragraph towards that. Aberdeen. The &#039;collared brother of the Herald&#039; is James Adam, editor of the Whig paper, The Aberdeen Herald. &#039;Ten pounders&#039; were those entitled to vote in general elections because the rented or owned property which had an annual value of at least £10. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Shaver: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[created in August 1838<br />
published in September 1838]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[211 mm x 263 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD018]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Agitations of the Month]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The editor of the Aberdeen Shaver takes a satirical look at popular demonstrations occuring in Aberdeen in January and February 1839. Chartism had taken hold in Aberdeen by this time, but as it was well connected with the Temperance Movement, The Shaver did not approve!]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Aberdeen Shaver: John Anderson &amp; Co]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[created and published in February 1839]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[211 mm x 263 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD019]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Coming Election]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The writer discusses the merits, or otherwise, of the candidates in the three Aberdeen wards, in the forthcoming local election.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper newspaper column]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Bon-Accord Reporter: Robert Edward, Aberdeen]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[published in October 1842]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[212 mm x 273 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD023]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/10339">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Peterhead Poll Book, Spring 1924]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Peterhead Poll Book, Spring 1924, lists electors in the Burgh of Peterhead in alphabetical order. The letter in front of a name (P or L) indicates that the voter was entitled to vote in a Parliamentary (P) or a Local (L) election only.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[printed paper book]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Registration Officer of the Burgh of Peterhead]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[published on 15th April 1924]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[269 mm x 206 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD024]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Extract from the Town Clerk&#039;s Roll, October 1847]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This extract from the Town Clerk&#039;s Roll, shows how people voted. an &#039;F&#039; beside someone&#039;s name indicates that they voted for Alexander Dingwall Fordyce, Tory candidate and ex-city councillor. An &#039;S&#039; indicates that Colonel Sykes was the recipient of the vote. Fordyce was elected.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Town Clerk, Aberdeen]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[pen on paper ledger book]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[created in 1847]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Aberdeen Central Library]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Local Studies, political collection]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[128 mm x 203 mm]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RAD025]]></dcterms:identifier>
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