Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 8

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1796 Electoral College, District 8
Date:
1796
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
John Mason, Samuel Butler
Electors: John Mason[1]Samuel Butler
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Presidential Candidate:Thomas JeffersonJohn Adams
Final Result: [2]--
District of Eight--
Greenville County--
Prince George County--
Southampton County--
Surry County--
Sussex County118-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Washington Gazette "Samuel Butler offers himself as an Elector to the citizens of the Counties of Prince George, Sussex, Southampton and Surry, Virginia, without giving any opinion."

References:

Washington Gazette (Washington, DC). October 26, 1796.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 22, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 23, 1796.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 30, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 2, 1796.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). December 5, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). December 5, 1796.
The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond, VA). December 7, 1796.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). December 8, 1796.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 10, 1796.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). December 12, 1796.

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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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