Pennsylvania 1814 House of Representatives, Chester County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1814 House of Representatives, Chester County
Date:: 1814
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Nathan Pennepacker, John Menough, Lea Pusey, Jacob Humphrey, James Roberts, William Evans, David Truman, Joshua Taylor, Israel Jackson, John Dowlin

Candidates:	Nathan Pennepacker [1]	John Menough [2]	Lea Pusey [3]	Jacob Humphrey [4]	James Roberts [5]	William Evans	David Truman	Joshua Taylor	Israel Jackson	John Dowlin
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [6]	2982	2977	2976	2976	2892	2763	2759	2745	2732	2715
Chester County[7]	2982	2977	2976	2976	2892	2763	2759	2745	2732	2715
Chatham	327	327	328	327	316	133	146	134	135	132
Gum Tree	113	113	113	108	106	121	127	121	116	117
Hood's	101	101	100	98	101	261	255	258	254	256
Manor	154	154	154	154	153	296	291	294	294	292
Marshalton	304	304	304	304	304	21	21	21	21	21
Military[8]	43	48	47	45	31	468	497	497	490	491
Camp Marcus Hook	25	25	25	25	24	214	213	213	213	212
Captain Campbell's Company	14	14	14	14	14	59	59	59	59	59
Captain Harris' Company	6	6	6	6	6	36	36	36	36	36
Captain Hartman's Company	1	1	1	1	1	97	97	97	97	96
Captain McSherby's Company	4	4	4	4	3	22	21	21	21	21
Captain Keem's Company	2	2	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-
New London Cross Roads	39	41	39	39	39	160	155	160	150	160
New Red Lion	288	290	288	287	291	68	64	69	67	66
Paoli	483	477	476	472	442	293	279	281	286	275
Pughtown	139	139	139	139	139	439	439	439	439	437
Red Lion	353	350	350	352	347	208	207	208	205	208
Sloan's	131	125	131	136	119	160	173	159	157	155
West Chester	507	508	507	507	504	105	105	104	108	105

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]During the War of 1812, there was some British military movement in and around the Chesapeake Bay area and in an attempt to prepare for any military actions that the British might take, there were a host of military camps set up in some of the counties close to the Chesapeake Bay and Philadelphia City. In the October 1814 Pennsylvania state elections, the members of the military camps native to Pennsylvania were allowed to vote. When the newspapers reported these returns they listed them under "camp" or "army" votes.

[7]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) from October 29, 1814 lists 2973 total votes for John Menough.

[8]The Military Returns consist of: "The number of votes given in the different encampments, with the exception of the American Greys of West Chester, whose return has not yet been received, but it is ascertained the majority to be 11 democratic votes. Another company, consisting of 42 republicans from the Manor, left Baltimore a few days before the election, but did not arrive at home in time to give their votes." The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1814.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 19, 1814.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1814.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 29, 1814.

The Reporter (Washington, PA). December 12, 1814.

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