Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Delaware County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Delaware County
Date:
1801
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
Matthias Kerlin, John Fairlamb, William Price, Lindsy, Hall
Candidates: Matthias Kerlin[1]John FairlambWilliam PriceLindsyHall
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5]743631498373156
Delaware County743631498373156
Chester186141149-71
Concord21213788-66
Darby121113202-2
Newtown22424059-17

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) uses the spelling Kirlin for Matthias Kerlin.
[3]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) use the spelling Mathias for Matthias Kerlin.
[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists John Fairlamb with 681 total votes, but the township totals add up to 631. It is the only source to inclue vote totals for Hall but does not include Lindsy.
[5]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list John Fairlamb with 673 total votes and William Price with 491 total votes. These sources list Lindsy's vote total but do not include Hall.

References:

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1801.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1801.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1801.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1801.

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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).

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