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1850s antique ELECTION TICKET glen ny HISTORY voorhees wood mount carson newkirk
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Original mid-19th-century New York town election ticket from GLEN, Montgomery County, NY, printed to promote a complete slate of candidates for annual town offices. This type of ticket was distributed ahead of the town meeting for voters to reference or submit.
The ticket lists the following candidates and offices exactly as printed:
For Supervisor: ISAAC N. VOORHEES
For Town Clerk: GILES H. MOUNT
For Justice of the Peace: DAVID WOOD
For Assessor: WILLIAM H. MOUNT
For Commissioner of Highways: JAMES H. HILL
For Collector: DANIEL CARSON
For Sealer of Weights & Measures: PETER J. NEWKIRK
For Inspectors of Election:
District No. 1 – ANTHONY ROSAHOME
District No. 2 – ZACHARIAH FONDA
District No. 3 – BENJAMIN A. FAULKNER and WILLIAM S. SNYDER
For Constables:
ABRAM ABLE
JAMES H. SCHUYLER
JOHN McGREGOR
RENSSELAER VAN ALSTINE
JAMES MORRIS
HARRY BROWN
ALEXANDER SCHUYLER
The ticket concludes with a notice regarding the next town meeting, confirming its use as official local election ephemera.
Based on the identified officeholders—particularly DAVID WOOD, long-serving Justice of the Peace in Glen, and ISAAC N. VOORHEES, active in town governance—this piece dates to the 1850s.
Printed on period paper, measuring approximately 2.75 × 7 inches. Condition shows heavy age toning, foxing, fold lines, edge wear, and ink offset visible on the reverse, all consistent with genuine mid-19th-century use.
A scarce and highly desirable example of New York local political ephemera, with strong appeal for Mohawk Valley historians, Dutch-heritage researchers, and genealogists connected to the Voorhees, Mount, Wood, Fonda, Schuyler, Newkirk, and Van Alstine families.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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