Delaware 1799 U.S. Senate, Special

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Delaware 1799 U.S. Senate, Special
Date:
1799
State:
Delaware
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
William Hill Wells, James Sykes
Candidates: William Hill Wells[1]James Sykes
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]1412
General Assembly1412

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Vacancy caused by the death of Joshua Clayton.
[3]"This day between one and two o'clock our Legislature proceeded to a choice of a Senator, and have chosen the Honorable William Hill Wells, your colleague, whom I suppose will soon be with you if necessary - communicate this to Mr B. Poor Doctor Sykes has been again defeatd." Richard Bassett to Henry Latimer. January 7, 1799. Latimer Family Papers. MS 117 Box 5. Special Collections. University of Delaware. Folder 2, #375.

References:

Journal of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1799.
Richard Bassett to Henry Latimer. January 7, 1799. MSS 117, Box 5, Folder 2, #375. Latimer Family Papers. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.

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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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