Government Documents

Image of a letter written by Susan B. Anthony concerning Her casting a vote in the 1872 Federal Election. Click on the image for a better view.

Image of the case, U.S. v Susan B. Anthony, Indictment for Illegal Voting, dated 01/24/1873. Click on the image for a better view.

This facsimile document, maintained at the National Archives, depicts the "conviction record" of Susan B. Anthony following her trial for unlawfully v...

When Susan Anthony was convicted for wrongfully voting in America's 1872 presidential election, she appealed to Congress to set aside the verdict. &nb...

Susan B. Anthony was convicted of unlawfully voting, in the 1872 presidential election, and sentenced to a fine of $100 plus court costs. This docume...

This image depicts the tally of electoral votes for the election of 1800 where Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 votes. As a result of ...

This is a facsimile of Tennessee's ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  With this victory, the Amendment had enough sup...

When the Tennessee legislature considered the 19th Amendment, in August of 1920, the vote was even more important than it seemed.  How Tennessee ...

TESTIMONY OF FIRST LT. JOSEPH LOCKARD, SIGNAL CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY (The witness was sworn by the Recorder and advised of his rights under Artic...

STATEMENT OF SERGEANT GEORGE E. ELLIOTT, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, STATION COMPLEMENT; CAMP LEE, VA. (The witness was sworn by the Recorder and advised ...

James Madison - as "Publius" - wrote "The Federalist No. 10."  In this famous essay, Madison addresses the concerns of "majority" versus "minorit...

Prior to his election as President of the United States, Herbert Hoover was the U.S. Food Administrator.  This image depicts Hoover's food conser...