2. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Cape May County
3. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Cumberland County
4. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Essex County
5. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Gloucester County
6. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Hunterdon County
7. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Middlesex County
8. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Morris County
9. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Salem County
10. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Somerset County
11. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Sussex County
12. Ohio 1807 Sheriff, Clermont County
13. Ohio 1807 Sheriff, Highland County
14. Ohio 1807 Sheriff, Montgomery County
15. Ohio 1807 Sheriff, Trumbull County
16. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Allegheny County
17. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Armstrong, Indiana, and Westmoreland Counties
18. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Bedford County
19. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Cambria County
20. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Chester County
21. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Cumberland County
22. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Delaware County
23. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Luzerne County
24. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Lycoming and Potter Counties
25. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Montgomery County
26. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and County
27. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Somerset County
28. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Wayne County
29. Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, York County
Sheriff
Sheriff: executes civil and criminal process throughout the county, has charge of the jail and prisoners, attends courts and keeps the peace.
Oxford English Dictionary
In many states, the Sheriff was also an election official and their signature can be found on copies of Original Documents, ranging from state to federal elections. In Congressional districts having more than one county, the Sheriffs of each county would meet in a designated County Court House, compare the returns and certify the results. If the Sheriff of a county did not appear, the votes from his county would not be counted.
1787 - 1824: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
Office Scope: County / City / District (Pennsylvania, South Carolina)
Role Scope: County / City / District (Pennsylvania, South Carolina)