Pennsylvania 1803 Commissioner, Northampton County

Office:
Commissioner (County)
Title:
Commissioner
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1803 Commissioner, Northampton County
Date:
1803
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Commissioner/Commissioner
Candidates:
Godfrey Knauss, George Rau
Candidates: Godfrey Knauss[1]George Rau
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]12911283
Northampton County[5]12911282
Allen3691
Anthony's58102
Easton86511
Heller's764
Houser's6917
Millerstown167149
Mount Bethel9495
Ohl's270119
Penn3104
Saucon1051
Shaener's21118

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Godfrey Knauss is also listed at Godfriedt Knouss and Gottfried Knaus.
[3]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists George Rau with 1282 votes.
[4]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists Godfriedt Knouss with 1292 total votes.
[5]The American Eagle (Easton, PA), Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), and Neuer Unpartheyischer Eastoner Bothe, und Northamptoner Kundschafter (Easton, PA) provide vote totals for the individual voting districts within the county, but the individual totals do not add up to the reported totals for the entire county. The individual totals given add up 1344 votes for Gottfriend Knaus and 1231 votes for George Rau in all sources.

References:

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1803.
Neuer Unpartheyischer Eastoner Bothe, und Northamptoner Kundschafter (Easton, PA). October 19, 1803.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 22, 1803.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 25, 1803.

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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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