To the freeholders of Essex, Caroline, King-and-Queen, & King-William : As the important period of our elections is fast approaching ... a few remarks, illustrative of the principle upon which the right of suffrage ought always to be exercised.
| Author/creator | Phocion |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Fredericksburg, Va.?] : [publisher not identified], [1803] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 4868. ^A575643 |
| General note | Concerning "the next election in this district. We shall have to determine which to choose, Col. New or Col. Taylor." John Taylor, of Caroline Co., Va., was urged to challenge Anthony New for his seat in the U.S. Congress in the election of 1803, but ultimately declined to be a candidate. Cf. Simms, H.H. Life of John Taylor (Richmond, Va., 1932), p. 103. |
| General note | Signed: Phocion. |
| General note | Text printed in two columns. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 4868 |
| References | Hummel, R.O. Southeastern broadsides, 3129 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 4868). |
| Genre/form | Campaign literature 1803 Democratic-Republican Virginia. |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |