Pennsylvania 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special
Date:
1822
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Thomas Forrest, Daniel H. Miller
Candidates: Thomas Forrest[1]Daniel H. Miller
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]59775976
District of One[4]59775976
Delaware County1011764
City of Philadelphia29281707
Philadelphia County20383505

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Thomas Forrest was elected on October 1, 1822, in the first district, to the Seventeenth Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Milnor and served from October 8, 1822 to March 3, 1823.
[3]"Col. Forrest is therefore elected by a majority of ONE vote." Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1822.
[4]Early editions of several newspaper sources report different vote counts in Philadelphia City and County, but in subsequent editions those same sources report the same vote counts as do other sources.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1822.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1822.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1822.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1822.
The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1822.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1822.
The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1822.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1822.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1822.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1822.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1822.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 16, 1822.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 18, 1822.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1822.
American Sentinel and Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1822.
Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1822.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 23, 1822.
The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). November 1, 1822.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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