(PRESIDENTS 1860 CAMPAIGN) Envelope signed by Maines member

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(PRESIDENTS--1860 CAMPAIGN.) Envelope signed by Maine's members of the Electoral College, transmitting their vote. Envelope, 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, signed by 8 electors; intact wax seal on verso, slit cleanly at top to remove contents, minor soiling. [Augusta, ME], 5 December 1860

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"We the undersigned electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the state of Maine . . . do hereby certify that the enclosed certificates by us sealed contain the votes by us on this day given." Maine cast all of its Electoral College votes for Lincoln that year, as did almost all of the states north of Maryland.