Pennsylvania 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1812
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Adam Seybert, William Anderson, Charles J. Ingersoll, John Conard, Joseph Hopkinson, Joseph S. Lewis, Samuel Harvey, William Pennock
Candidates: Adam Seybert[1]William Anderson[2]Charles J. Ingersoll[3]John Conard[4]Joseph HopkinsonJoseph S. LewisSamuel HarveyWilliam Pennock
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [5][6]77127697768576376421642064156393
District of One77127697768576376421642064156393
Delaware County7317347307291342133913421339
Chester247247246246295293296294
Concord132134131131363363362363
Darby[7]207207207207292292292291
Newtown145146146145392391392391
City of Philadelphia29842966297829472810281528052793
Philadelphia County[8]39973997397739612269226622682261
District of Blockley and Kingsessing210210208209125125123128
Blockley--------
Kingsessing--------
District of Bristol and Germantown[9][10]387387386378278276279277
Bristol--------
Germantown--------
District of Byberry, Lower Dublin, and Moreland[11][12]211211211212273273272273
Byberry--------
Lower Dublin--------
Moreland--------
District of Northern Liberties1622162116101604851848853843
Ward East870869868866446447446444
Ward West752752742738405401407399
Oxford[13]139138135136134133133132
Penn[14]33233333433374757275
Roxborough17017017017069696969
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk[15]926927923919465467467464
District of Southwark574575571567406408408403
Ward East292292292288245246245243
Ward West282283279279161162163160
Moyamensing23423423423443434343
Passyunk11811811811816161616

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Various newspapers refer to the Federalists candidates as Friends of Peace candidates.
[6]John Conard is often misspelled as John Conrad.
[7]The American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE) lists William Pennock with 271 votes.
[8]The returns by voting district for Philadelphia County vary slightly in some early some but were corrected in later editions of the same newspapers.
[9]Several early sources appear to have make a typesetting error and report Charles J. Ingersolll with 380 votes.
[10]Several early sources appear to have transposed the digits for Samuel Harvey's vote total and mistakenly report him with 297 votes.
[11]This district is also referred to as Bustleton.
[12]Several early sources vary slightly in the reported totals for Samuel Harvey and William Pennock.
[13]Several early sources appear to have make a typesetting error and report John Conard with 236 votes.
[14]Several early sources appear to have make a typesetting error and report John Conard with 334 votes.
[15]Individual totals for the district of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk are published in The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 14, and the individual totals add up to 462 votes for William Pennock. Sources published later correct Pennock's total to 464 votes, but it is not clear in which townships or wards the correction was made.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1812.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1812.
The Whig Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1812.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1812.
The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1812.
Greensburgh and Indiana Register (Greensburg, PA). October 15, 1812.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1812.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1812.
The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1812.
American, and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 17, 1812.
American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE). October 17, 1812.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 17, 1812.
The Sun (Baltimore, MD). October 17, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1812.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1812.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1812.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 19, 1812.
Pennsylvania Republican (Harrisburg, PA). October 20, 1812.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1812.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1812.
The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 21, 1812.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). October 21, 1812.
The Weekly Register (Norristown, PA). October 21, 1812.
The Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1812.
The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1812.
Greensburgh and Indiana Register (Greensburg, PA). October 22, 1812.
The Huntingdon Gazette (Huntingdon, PA). October 22, 1812.
The Mercury (Pittsburgh, PA). October 22, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 22, 1812.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 23, 1812.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1812.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 24, 1812.
Northumberl. Republicaner (Sunbury, PA). October 24, 1812.
The Western Press (Mercer, PA). October 24, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 27, 1812.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 27, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1812.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 31, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 31, 1812.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 3, 1812.
The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA). November 6, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 7, 1812.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). November 11, 1812.

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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).
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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).

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