Lection

Children now know nothing of what "'Lection" was in those days, the annual period, that is, when the newly elected State government came in.

Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter Orville Dewey 1838

Interesting metaphor for the first real e-Lection.

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Although away from home and friends, we as sons of old Newport could not permit 'Lection day to pass without notice.

History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861 Charles H. Clarke

Prophecy, from the Old Testament, (c) the Lection from the Acts,

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Epistle and a Gospel, but, generally, when there is a Lection from

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

'Lection day he couldn't vote, for he lacked a year of bein' o 'age, an' he rid in with a hard chill, an 'white as a ghost, an' he says: ` Ma, 'says he, ` I've' lected Grant, but I'm all tuckered out.

Laddie: A True Blue Story 1913

'Lection day he couldn't vote, for he lacked a year of bein' o 'age, an' he rid in with

Laddie; a true blue story Gene Stratton-Porter 1893

In other localities, notably on the Massachusetts coast, in Connecticut, and in Narragansett, the term "Nigger 'Lection" was applied to the election of a black governor, who held his sway over the black population.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881

"Nigger 'Lection" was so called in distinction from Artillery Election.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881

"'Lection cake," a sort of rusk rich with fruit and wine, was made in many localities; indeed, is still made in some families that I know; and sometimes "'lection beer" was brewed.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881