Envelope signed by all eight members of Maine’s Electoral College, who submitted their official votes for the 1860 presidential election, 9.75 x 4.25, signed in the lower right in ink by William Willis, Abner Coburn, Louis O. Cowan, Daniel Hoews, William McGilvery, and three others. A handwritten statement along the top reads: “To all to whom these presents shall come, Know ye, that we the undersigned Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the State of Maine, having assembled at the time and place appointed by law, do hereby certify that the enclosed certificates by us sealed, contain the votes by us this day given, for one person to be President and one other person to be Vice President of the United States, for four years from the fourth day of March A.D. 1861. In testimony whereof, witness our hands this fifth day of December A.D. 1860.” The reverse bears the original red wax seal. The submitted votes are no longer present. In fine condition, with light soiling.
The 1860 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1860, with voters choosing eight electors of the Electoral College to vote for president and vice president. The vote was unanimous, and Maine was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln. With 62.24% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Lincoln's fourth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.
