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This notebook lists the electors that were present and voted for President and Vice-President of the United States at the 1804 College of Electors. Thomas Jefferson won the [[Wikipedia:United States presidential election, 1804|1804 US Presidential Election]] with a 162 electoral college votes. His opponent, [[Wikipedia:Charles Pinckney|Charles Pinckney]] of South Carolina won 14 electoral college votes. [[George Wythe]], an elector in 1804, was also selected as an Electoral College elector in 1800. The notebook was looted in Richmond in 1865 during the Civil War by a Union soldier. The soldier returned the notebook twelve years later in 1877.<ref> Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''Journal of the College of Electors, 1804-1856''. Accession 50507, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA.</ref>

==Journal Text==
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Richmond, Dec. 4.<sup>th</sup> 1804.
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Sir,

I have the honor to enclose you for the information of the __________ a copy of the resolution this day agreed to at a meeting of the Electors of a President and Vice president of the United States. This resolution will detail to you the absence of two of the Electors, viz. Larkin Smith of King & Queen, and Richard Evers Lee of Norfolk borough.

::::I have the honor to be, with high<br />
:::::considerations of respect,<br />
::::::Your most obedt.<br />
:::::::and very hble servt.<br />
::::::::G, Wythe. Chairman.

To the Speaker of the __________
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The resolution enclosed.
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At a meeting of the Electors for choosing a President and Vice President of the United States, held at the Capitol in the city of Richmond, at three o'clock on Tuesday the 4th day of December 1804, Present the following<br />Electors, viz; &mdash;
<br /> Geo; Wythe and twenty one others.<br />
On motion,<br />
[[George Wythe|George Wythe]] Esquire was unanimously appointed chairman.<br />
On motion,<br />
Resolved that the Chairman be directed to inform the legislature now in
session, by letter addressed to the Speaker of each House, that, on this day
at 3 o'clock, the following Electors, viz; Larkin Smith of King & Queen and
Richard Evens Lee
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of Norfolk did not appear, and are not at present in the
city of Richmond.<br />
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Attest,<br />
::::::::Theo. Hansford, C. C. E.<br />
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A provisional appointment of Electors to supply the places of the absentees was made by the Legislature on the 4.<sup>th</sup> of December, but the absent Electors, appearing, at the Capitol, on the 5th at 10 o'clock, proceeded to ballot with the others chosen by the people.
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A list of Electors, who voted for a president and Vice president of the
United States, at the Capitol in the city of Richmond, on Wednesday the 5.<sup>th</sup>
of December 1804.
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Richard Evers Lee of Norfolk. <br />
John Goodrich of Isle of Wight. <br />
Edward Pegram of Dinwiddie. <br />
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Doctor Richard Field of Brunswick. <br />
Thomas Read of Charlotte. <br />
Creed Taylor of Cumberland. <br />
William H. Cabell of Amherst. <br />
George Penn of Patrick. <br />
George Wythe of the city of Richmond. <br />
John Taylor of Caroline. <br />
Larkin Smith of King & Queen. <br />
John Minor of Spotsylvania. <br />
William Ellzey of Loudoun. <br />
William Dudley of Warwick. <br />
Mann Page of Gloucester. <br />
[[Wikipedia:John Taliaferro|John Taliaferro]] jun. of King George <br />
[[wikipedia:Richard Brent (politician)|Richard Brent]] of Prince William. <br />
[[Wikipedia: Hugh Holmes (Virginia politician)|Hugh Holmes]] of Frederick. <br />
James Dailey of Hanpshire. <br />
James Allen of Shenandoah. <br />
Archibald Stuart of Augusta. <br />
James Mcfarlane of Russell. <br />
Gen. John Preston of Montgomery, and <br />
William M. Kinley of Ohio. <br />
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==See Also==
*[[National Intelligencer, 3 December 1804|National Intelligencer, and Washington Advertiser, 3 December 1804]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:1801/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1244394&custom_att_2=direct Journal of the College of Electors, 1804-1856,] [http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R?func=collections-result&collection_id=2935&_ga=2.89656536.292216241.1521144290-1372312620.1521144290 Electoral College Digital Collection,] Library of Virginia.

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