Pennsylvania 1798 Sheriff, Cumberland County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1798 Sheriff, Cumberland County
Date:: 1798
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: John Carothers, Robert Grayson, John Wray, Jacob Miller, Jonathan Wallace, Hugh MacAlister

Candidates:	John Carothers	Robert Grayson	John Wray	Jacob Miller	Jonathan Wallace	Hugh MacAlister
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]	1503	973	627	541	227	131
Cumberland County	1503	973	627	541	227	131
Carlisle	557	227	163	244	61	-
Fahnestocks	78	139	17	-	28	-
Newville	150	224	212	-	-	-
Petersburgh	55	95	56	-	25	-
Sherman's Valley[2]	124	200	51	-	78	-
Shippensburgh	178	45	106	-	20	-
Silverspring	361	43	22	297	15	-

Notes:

[1]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) lists a total of 503 votes for John Wray; however, the sum of votes for John Wray in the townships is 627.

[2]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) refers to Sherman's Valley as Upper District Shearmansvally.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 17, 1798.

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