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1832.
57. Judge of the District Court of the United States, was read and adopted. To the Honorable, The President of the Senate of the United States of America. 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 document, 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 one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty two, are met at the City of Annapolis in 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 the said State are directed to meet to perform the Trust reposed in them, and that then and there, having duly organized, the following persons were put in nomination for President of the United States for the four years from and after the Third day of March next ensuing. Viz: Henry Clay, of the State of Kentucky, And Andrew Jackson, of the State of Tennessee: And that the following persons were put in nomination for Vice President of the United States of America, for the four years from and after the Third day of March next ensuing, viz: John Sergeant of the State of Pennsylvania. And Martin Van Buren, of the State of New York. That we then and there, in pursuance of the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, proceeded to vote by ballots for President of the United States of AMerica. That upon counting the ballots it was ascertained, that Henry Clay, of the State of Kentucky had Five votes for President of the United States of America: And that Andrew Jackson, of the State of Tennessee had Three votes for President of the United States of America. That we then proceeded to vote by district ballots for Vice President of the United States of America; that upon counting the ballots, ti was ascertained, That John Sergeant, of the State of Pennsylvania had Five votes for Vice President of the United States of America; And that, |
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