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125 Mr. Matthews nominated Abraham Lincoln of the State of Illinois; whereupon the ballots of the Electors were deposited in the ballot box, which was sealed and delivered, by the President to Messrs. Reese and Farrow Tellers, who on counting the said ballots in the presence of the Electors, reported, there had been seven ballots cast and all of which were for Abraham Lincoln. Whereupon it was declaired by the President that Abraham Lincoln of the State of Illinois had received Seven votes for President of the United States, from and after the third day of March next ensuing, being the whole number to which the State of Maryland is entitled. On motion of Mr. Sands the Electors proceeded to ballot for Vice President of the United States. Mr. Sands nominated Andrew Johnson of the State of Tennessee; whereupon the ballots of the Electors were deposited in the ballot box which was sealed and delivered by the President to Messrs. Reese and Farrow, Tellers, who on counting the said ballots in the presence of the Electors, reported there had been seven ballots cast, all of which were for Andrew Johnson. Whereupon it was declaired by the President that Andrew Johnson of the State of Tennessee had received seven votes for Vice President of the United States, from and after the third day of March next ensuing, being the whole number to which the State of Maryland is entitled. On motion of Mr. Goldsborough the Secretary was directed to prepare the usual forms of Certificates for the Signature of the Electors. Whereupon the Secretary prepared three Several Certificates agreeably to the following form. We the undersigned duly elected Electors of President and Vice President of the United States of America in and for the State of Maryland (as will fully appear by reference to the annexed documents being the Certificate furnished by the Executive Authority of the State of Maryland, do hereby certify that on the first Wednesday in December in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty-four, we met at the City of Annapolis in the said State, being the place where by the Laws of the State of Maryland, the Electors of President and Vice President of the United States on the part of said State are directed to meet and perform the trust reposed in them, and that then and there, having duly qualified and organized Abraham Lincoln of the State of Illinois was put in nomination for President of the United States of America. |
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