Guide to "To the Voters of the Congressional District in the State of Virginia" pamphlet by Representative John Taliaferro C0374
"To the Voters of the Congressional District in the State of Virginia" pamphlet by Representative John Taliaferro
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, King George, Stafford, and Prince William" written by Virginia Representative John Taliaferro, January 15, 1841. The pamphlet
is eight pages long, and is uncut in quarto format.
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Preferred Citation
"To the Voters of the Congressional District in the State of Virginia" pamphlet by Representative John Taliaferro, C0374, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by Lynn Eaton in April 2019.
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Processing completed by Amanda Brent in January 2022. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in January 2022.
Biographical Information
John Taliaferro was an American politician and lawyer. Born in 1768 near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro served in the U.S. House of Representatives four times from between 1801 - 1843. For the first three, Taliaferro campaigned as a Republican, and for his fourth and last as Whig. He also served as librarian at the United States Treasury. Taliaferro died in 1852.
Scope and Content
Printed pamphlet titled "To the Voters of the Congressional District, In the State of Virginia. Composed of the Counties of
Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, 
Lancaster , King George, Stafford, and Prince William" written by Virginia Representative John Taliaferro (pronounced Tall-i-fer), January
15, 1841. The pamphlet is eight pages long, and is uncut in quarto format. Written in the first person, Taliaferro describes
the circumstances of being nominated again for representative, his political views, social views, and voting record. Taliaferro
mentions many American politicians of the age, such as Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren (then president), as well as the Federalist
and Whig political parties. There is some handwriting in the margins which reads "Barton + Farrow's papers" on the first page
and "important" on the last page.
Arrangement
This is a single item collection.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Loudoun County Whig Office printed vote tally and many other collections concerning Virginia politicians.
Bibliography
"Taliaferro, John[.]" History, Art, & Archives, United States House of Representatives, accessed January 12, 2022. https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/T/TALIAFERRO,-John-(T000027)/.