Pennsylvania 1797 House of Representatives, Philadelphia County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1797 House of Representatives, Philadelphia County
Date:
1797
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Richard Tittermary, Thomas Forrest, Isaac Worrel, Manuel Eyre, Michael Leib, William Linnard, Joseph Copperthwait, Samuel Wheeler, Thomas Paul, Franklin Wharton
Candidates: Richard Tittermary[1]Thomas Forrest[2]Isaac Worrel[3]Manuel Eyre[4]Michael Leib[5]William Linnard[6]Joseph CopperthwaitSamuel WheelerThomas PaulFranklin Wharton
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [7]183917611408138713851376532491471382
Philadelphia County183917611408138713851376532491471382
Blockley, Kingsessing, Germantown, and Bustletown488474163157124154374335320304
Northern Liberties[8]786734733718744716103989972
Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk5655535125125175165558526

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]"R. Tittermary and T. Forrest were on both party tickets. There were a few scattering votes." Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1797.
[8]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 738 votes for Isaac Worrel in Northern Liberties; however, its total for Worrel in Philadelphia County is 1408, suggesting that the figure for Northern Liberties should be 433.

References:

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1797.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1797.
The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1797.
Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1797.

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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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