Louisiana 1812 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 2

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Louisiana 1812 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 2
Date:
1812
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Special
Iteration:
Second Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
James Brown, Thomas Posey
Candidates: James Brown[1]Thomas Posey
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]2614
General Assembly2614

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Election held to replace Jean Noel Destrehan who resigned without ever having taken office. Thomas Posey was appointed to fill the seat but lost the election the fill the rest of the term.
[3]"By letters from New Orleans, we learn the Legislature then in Session has refused to confirm the nomination of Gen. Posey as Senator of the U. States, and had appointed James Brown, Esq. to that office, by the following vote on the second ballot: Gen. Posey 16; James Brown 26." National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). December 29, 1812.
[4]The Republican Star, Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT), National Intelligencer, American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) and Virginia Herald all list 16 votes for Gen. Thomas Posey on the second ballot. All the newspapers quote a letter from New Orleans.

References:

Journal of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812.
The Louisiana Gazette and New-Orleans Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). December 3, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). December 29, 1812.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD) (Baltimore, Maryland). December 30, 1812.
Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, Virginia). January 2, 1812.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). January 5, 1813.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). January 5, 1813.

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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).
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).
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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