Content Note

This series consists of the returns of the twenty-one New Jersey counties for the general election of 1860, filed with the Secretary of State, along with the State Board of Canvassers' statements. Included for each county are election tallies broken down into district for the following offices: electors of the president and vice president (this was the Abraham Lincoln-Stephen A. Douglas election), members of Congress, members of the General Assembly and State Senate, and county offices (e.g., sheriff and coroner). In addition to the tallies, each county's return generally includes a certification by the respective board of county canvassers and a statement by the county freeholders. The State Board of Canvassers' statements are included at the beginning of the series in Folder 1.

NOTE: These oversized documents were originally folded into small packets. They have been flattened and stored in map folders for the sake of preservation. Many of the documents are brittle, torn, or nearly fragmented. Researchers are requested, therefore, to handle these manuscripts with extreme care.

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