Recognizance for Ellen S. Baker

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Description

This is a recognizance (promise to the court) for Ellen S. Baker who was indicted with voting illegally in Rochester, NY, in 1872.

This is one of several federal court cases involving women arrested for illegally voting in the 1872 election in Rochester, NY, 48 years before the 19th amendment passed in 1920.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.

Full Citation: Recognizance; 6/2/1873; 161; United States of American v Ellen S. Baker; Criminal Cases Heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, compiled 1870 – 1968; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at New York, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/ellen-baker-recognizance/, April 4, 2026]

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