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1808.
27. To the Honorable George Clinton, President of the Senate of the United States of America. The Subscribers, the Electors duly appointed by the State of Maryland, to that the President and Vice President of the United States of America do hereby certify that on Wednesday, the seventh day of December Inst. then, met at the City of Annapolis, the place designated by the Law of the State of Maryland for the Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, on the part of the State of Maryland to meet to perform the trust reposed in them, and that they did then and there vote by district ballots, on which were named the person voted for as President and the person voted for as Vice President and on examination of the ballots it approved that James Madison of the State of Virginia, as President of the United States of American, had nine votes, and George Clinton of the State of New York, as Vice President of the United States of America had nine votes; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of the State of South Carolina, as President of the United States of America, had two votes and Rufus Ring, of the State of New York, as Vice President of the United States of America had two votes; the said persons are therefore returned by the Electors of the State of Maryland as having obtained the aforesaid number of votes. The evidence of the Authority, under which the Subscribers have acted as hereto are signed. Done, at the City of Annapolis on Wednesday, the seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight, and of the Thirty third year of the Independence of the United States of America. In witness whereof we have hereto set our Hands and affixed our Seals. Tobias E. Stansbury John Rousby Plater Robt Bowie Edwd. Johnson |
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