Pennsylvania 1807 State Senate, District 9

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1807 State Senate, District 9
Date:
1807
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Matthias Gress, Nathan Palmer, Rosewell Wells
Candidates: Matthias Gress[1]Nathan PalmerRosewell Wells
Affiliation:ConstitutionalistRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]18691619691
District of Nine18691619691
Luzerne County[3][4]127667508
Braintrim-1354
Clifford-2816
Exeter-475
Huntington25734
Kingston-11042
Nicholson-1127
Orwell52213
Pittston43675
Rush[5]-5813
Salem77113
Tunkhannock1768
Wilkes-Barre713677
Willingborough-1838
Wyalusing25354
Wysox68829
Northampton County162579717
Allen185150-
Anthony's67231
Easton44419514
Grim's1529-
Heller's62161
Houser's2437-
Mench's8968-
Millerstown2776-
Mount Bethel531141
Ohl's6568-
Penn1002-
Saucon4747-
Shaener's6062-
Wayne County117155166

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Numerous sources list Rosewell Wells with with 690 total votes, which includes 16 votes in Northampton County. The individual vote totals from Northampton County, however, add up to 17 votes for Wells.
[3]Northampton Farmer (Easton, PA) from October 24, 1807 lists Malcolm Gress with 117 votes, Nathan Palmer with 667 and Rosewell Wells with 506 votes.
[4]The Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA) from October 22 lists Malcolm Gress with 114 votes, Nathan Palmer with 620 and Rosewell Wells with 413 votes in Luzerne County.
[5]Rush is also known as Rindaw township.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Northampton Farmer (Easton, PA). October 17, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1807.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1807.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1807.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1807.
The Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1807.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1807.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 22, 1807.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1807.
The Luzerne Federalist: and Susquehannah Intelligencer (Wilkes-Barre, PA). October 23, 1807.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1807.
Northampton Farmer (Easton, PA). October 24, 1807.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 26, 1807.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 27, 1807.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1807.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 27, 1807.
Der Freymuthige Libanoner (Lebanon, PA). October 28, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1807.
The Freeman's Journal, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 16, 1807.

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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).

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