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| 1854 | 5 |
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| 1860 | 1 |
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| 1872 | 4 |
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| 1896 | 2 |
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3 stories matching voter
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:vote, moter, votaw, footer, looter, rioter
- The Threat of Slave Labor in Washington
A local writer warns laborers that the introduction of enslaved people into the territory could crash wages and destroy the dignity of free labor.
- Allegations of Land Office Fraud
A citizen accuses political candidate S. Garfielde of withholding land certificates and pocketing fees during his time as a receiver of public moneys.
- The Capital Crisis of 1861
A fiery letter to the editor captures the volatile politics of Washington Territory, as Pierce County residents accused the legislature of a 'corrupt bargain' over the location of the capital.