Virginia 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1797
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Daniel Morgan, Robert Rutherford
Candidates: Daniel Morgan[1]Robert Rutherford
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]--
District of One--
Berkeley County237439
Frederick County[3]--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"From all accots. Rutherford will be hard pushed if not pushed out. I am told it will depend on the Quakers in that quarter." The Papers of James Madison, 502-503.
[3]"We have received no authentic account from Frederick, but report says Gen. Morgan had a very considerable majority in that County,which gave him in the district a majority of 194 and which elects him." The Potomak Guardian, and Berkeley Advertiser (Martinsburg, WV). March 23, 1797

References:

The Potomak Guardian, and Berkeley Advertiser (Martinsburg, WV). March 23, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). March 31, 1797.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). March 31, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 3, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 4, 1797.
Mattern, David B., J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne K. Cross and Susan Holbrook Perdue, ed. The Papers of James Madison, Congressional Series. Vol. 16. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1989. 502-503.

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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).
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).
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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