Barstow-Bashford contested election papers, 1855.

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Barstow-Bashford contested election papers, 1855.

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Photostat copies of Wisconsin supplementary election returns from Gilberts' Mills, Dunn County; Brige Creek and R. L. Ganson's Lumber Camp, Chippewa County; Spring Creek, Polk County; and Waupaca County, 1855; used in the Bashford-Barstow gubernatorial election controversy in which these supplementary returns proved to be fraudulent.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Bashford, Coles, 1816-1878

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Barstow, William Augustus, 1813-1865

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Article V, Section 1, of the Wisconsin State Constitution of 1848 continued the office of Governor created in 1836 when the Territory of Wisconsin was organized. (The agency history for the Territorial Governor is in WIHV87-A1637). The governor is the chief executive officer of the state. From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145776664 Wisconsin governors establish various temporary committees, commissions, and task forces. When severa...