Report of the Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds and Election of Hon. John J. Patterson to the United States Senate

Published by Calvo & Patton, State Printers, Columbia, S.C., 1878

About this Item

Octavo, stitched pamphlet, lacking wrappers, 64 pp. A report of a committee appointed to investigate alleged electoral fraud committed by John J. Patterson, a Republican elected in 1873 to represent South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives. His opponents in the state viewed him as a carpetbagger who stole the election. This copy incribed by South Carolina politician John R. Cochran on the upper margin of the title page. Lacking wrappers, covers soiled and stained, chipping to title page.

Seller Inventory # 14035

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Report of the Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds and Election of Hon. John J. Patterson to the United States Senate
• Publisher: Calvo & Patton, State Printers, Columbia, S.C.
• Publication Date: 1878
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political
  • Southern
  • South Carolina