Pennsylvania 1790 State Senate, Delaware County, Philadelphia City, and Philadelphia County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1790 State Senate, Delaware County, Philadelphia City, and Philadelphia County
Date:
1790
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Richard Peters, John Sellers, Samuel Powell, Samuel Miles, Richard Willing
Candidates: Richard Peters[1]John Sellers[2]Samuel Powell[3]Samuel MilesRichard Willing
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [4][5][6][7]-----
District of Delaware County, Philadelphia City, and Philadelphia County-----
Delaware County[8]67259740327696
City of Philadelphia[9]162014111096635213
Philadelphia County-----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and General Advertiser use the name Sellars for John Sellers.
[5]The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list a Peter Richards in place of Richard Peters.
[6]The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Samuel Power in place of Samuel Powell.
[7]The Pennsylvania Herald uses the spelling Powel for Samuel Powell.
[8]The General Advertiser lists 405 votes for Samuel Powell.
[9]The Pennsylvania Herald lists 1412 votes for John Sellers.

References:

Journal of the Pennsylvania State Senate. 4.
The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1790.
General Advertiser, and Political, Commercial, Agricultural and Literary Journal (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1790.
The Federal Gazette and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1790.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1790.
The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1790.
The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1790.
The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1790.
The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser (York, PA). October 20, 1790.

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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).
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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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