Item #69459 [Contested Election Case of James R. Chalmers vs. James B. Morgan to Represent the 2nd District of Mississippi in the 51st Congress of the United States. Brief for Contestant.]. James R. Chalmers.

[Contested Election Case of James R. Chalmers vs. James B. Morgan to Represent the 2nd District of Mississippi in the 51st Congress of the United States. Brief for Contestant.]

[Memphis: 1889]. Hardcover. 192p. Later brown library binding with call number and an abbreviated title inked in white on the backstrip. 22cm. Lacks title leaf and original wrapper. Typed title-page added. Ex lib. (card pocket, perforated stamp on added title-page, date and number stamped on first text page). Contents sound (with some soiling and wrinkling). Morgan, the Democrat, was "elected." Chalmers, the Republican, contested the outcome, claiming massive voter fraud. Morgan survived the challenge. Final word in title rendered as "contestee" on later typed title page. Fair. Item #69459
ISBN: B0030UJBMK

Price: $30.00

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