1820

9A-1066499

Despite a disastrous financial panic of 1819 and the bitter struggle over the admission of Missouri as a slave state, Monroe was re-elected in 1820 by a nearly unanimous vote. Only one elector, William Plumer of New Hampshire, cast his vote for John Quincy Adams, because he felt that Washington should be the only president elected unanimously.

One of the few campaign issues is the focus of this broadside concerning the New York State financial accounts of Daniel D. Tompkins, Monroe's running mate (9A-1066499). Tompkins' accounts were incredibly confused, involving his own funds, which he used to develop Staten Island, as well as state and federal funds that he raised during the War of 1812 while governor of New York. It was not until 1824 that the legislature acted in favor of Tompkins, clearing his reputation.