Missouri 1816 U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate)

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate) (Federal)
Title:
Territorial Delegate
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Missouri 1816 U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate)
Date:
1816
State:
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate)/Territorial Delegate
Candidates:
John Scott, Rufus Easton, scattering
Candidates: John Scott[1]Rufus Eastonscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4]1816180131
Arkansas County2123428
Cape Girardeau County303214-
Howard County25114-
Lawrence County196152-
New Madrid County12468-
Saint Charles County[5][6]873261
Town of Cote Sans Dessein 231-
Saint Genevieve County3981761
Saint Louis County4573401
Washington County205177-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Rufus Easton contested John Scott's right to the seat on the score of fraud in the election. The committee on elections in Congress, reported that 'John Scott is not entitled to a seat in this house as delegate from the territory of Missouri,' and 'resolved that Rufus Easton is entitled to the seat.' However the house decided that, 'the election being illegally conducted, the seat of the delegate from that territory was vacant.'
[3]John Scott's plurality, 15, who received the certificate of election, it was contested by Easton, on the ground that the vote of Cote Sans Dessein precinct [Saint Charles County], which had given Scott, 23, and Easton but 1, was illegal, the judges not having been sworn. This fact being established, Congress ordered a new election to fill the vacancy, which came off Aug. 4, 1817.
[4]George Bullitt declined a nomination for Territory Delegate.
[5]The Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO) and the Saint Louis Gazette list the following votes: Rufus Easton, 325 and John Scott, 64. These totals reflect the vote in Saint Charles County without the returns from Cote Sans Dessein township, which were eventually rejected.
[6]The following is the poll list from Cote Sans Dessein township, showing for which candidate each voter cast his ballot. Lewis Roy voted for Rufus Easton. Joseph Ray, Joseph Thibeau, Nicholas Faile, Joseph Racine, Lewis Laplante, Assy Williams, George Avans, Aaron Quick, Joseph Vincinne, Gabriel Mario, Francoise Denoyer, Lewis Deherte, Baptiste Gonneville, Joseph Morin, Baptiste Pineau, Joseph Rivard, Jacques Lamarah, F. Frereautz, Jess Avans, Charles Belle, Henry Duval, Francois Royer, Isaac Best, and Baptiste Roy.[rejected as his name was signed only with an X] voted for John Scott.

References:

Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). April 27, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). July 13, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). August 17, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). August 24, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). September 21, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). September 28, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). October 5, 1816.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). October 12, 1816.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1816.
Billon, Frederic L. Annals of Saint Louis in its Territorial Days from 1804 to 1821. Saint Louis: Printed for the Author, 1888. 28, 43.
Carter, Clarence Edwin, ed. The Territorial Papers of the United States. Vol. XIV. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1949. 236.
Easton, Rufus. Objections of Rufus Easton to the return of John Scott. Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1816.
Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Saint Louis City and County. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1883. 560.
Shoemaker, F. C. Missouri and Missourians: Land of Contrasts and People of Achievements. Vol. I. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1943. 170.

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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).
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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).
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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