DATE: November 1824
CREATOR: Saint Louis County
SCOPE: Election list of votes cast for the electoral candidates to elect the President and Vice President of the United States, held in the County of St. Louis on the first Monday of November, 1824. Shows results: David Musick received 125 votes; Ruluff Peck received 99 votes; and William Smith received 71 votes.
HISTORY: The presidential election of 1824 was probably the most contentious in our nation's history. Although it saw the election of John Quincy Adams, the partisan hostility that developed in the process helped to clinch the presidency for Andrew Jackson four years later. Thus the election of 1824 heralded the Age of Jackson, and with it a new popular democracy. This small collection reveals the impact of that critical national election on St. Louis, as the frontier city cast votes for its own electoral candidates. The volume was an early donation to the Mercantile Library.
EXTENT: 1 long, thin handwritten volume. 12pp.
ACCESS: This is collection M-077. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.
RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”
