[2]"What could have induced the district of New Bern to act thus, we are unable to say, but we suspect, that many of the voters inimical to the Independence of their country, gave their votes to the Federal Elector for a paltry fee." Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). November 22, 1808.
References:
The Minerva (Raleigh, NC). November 17, 1808.
The Morning Herald (New Bern, NC). November 18, 1808.
Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). November 22, 1808.
Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, NC). November 22, 1808.
The Minerva (Raleigh, NC). November 24, 1808.
Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA). November 25, 1808.
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