Title	Grainger County election return for referendum on secession, Feb. 9, 1861
Description	Grainger County 3rd civil district election return signed by Judge W. H. Meek, et. al., for the historic first referendum on secession in Tennessee, just prior to the Civil War. Tally 25 to 1 in favor of the convention.
Date	1861 February 9
Place of original	Grainger County (Tenn.)
Location Digitized	Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee
ID#	grai052
Digital type	Text
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