Pennsylvania 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1824 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
Date:
1824
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William Adams, Henry Wilson, George Keck, Daniel Rose
Candidates: William Adams[1]Henry Wilson[2]George KeckDaniel Rose
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5][6]3790372220832009
District of Seven3790372220832009
Berks County[7][8][9]2111212914521371
Albany82801214
Amity91882625
Bethel56601918
District of Croll's1161152122
District15153535
Douglass6060--
Earl51581717
Forest63684732
Hamburg1491362323
Huff's78781313
Longswamp33334544
Kutztown1271267982
Maidencreek24236659
Morgantown41394946
Muthart's77772323
Oley68607070
Pike4744119
Pricetown59594743
Reading452468618585
Richmond72722018
Rockland41403532
Schertel's73794142
Tulpehocken83943933
Tulpehocken, Upper70681517
Union14141818
Womelsdorf74755351
Lehigh County[10]11601069253249
Schuylkill County[11][12]519524378389
District of Artz's643035
District of Baer's29296968
District of Biddler's484844
District of Blue's5149713
District of Bolich's141466
Friedensburg44444545
District of Hartlein's12125353
McKeansburg93932828
Orwigsburg132132101102
Pottsville24341414
West Penn66662121

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Original Election Certificate lists William Adams as William Addams.
[4]"Extract of a letter, dated Orwigsburg, October 15. 'I have the pleasure to inform you of the result of the election in Schuylkill County; the whole of the democratic ticket has a majority.' " Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1824.
[5]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) lists Henry Wilson with 3712 votes.
[6]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists William Adams with 3798 votes, Henry Wilson with 3712 votes, George Keck with 2082 votes and Daniel Rose with 2008 votes.
[7]Harrisburg Chronicle (Harrisburg, PA) and The Pennsylvanian (Harrisburg, PA) lists 2122 votes for Henry Wilson
[8]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) lists Henry Wilson with 2141 votes.
[9]Bradford Settler lists total of Berks and Schuylkill as 2620 for William Adams, and 2630 for Henry Wilson.
[10]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists William Adams with 1168 votes and Daniel Rose with 248 votes.
[11]Harrisburg Chronicle (Harrisburg, PA), Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA), The Pennsylvanian (Harrisburg, PA), Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) and Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) list 514 votes for Henry Wilson and 377 votes for George Keck.
[12]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) lists George Keck with 377 votes.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 16, 1824.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1824.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1824.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 19, 1824.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1824.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 20, 1824.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 22, 1824.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 22, 1824.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 23, 1824.
The Pennsylvanian (Harrisburg, PA). October 23, 1824.
Harrisburg Chronicle (Harrisburg, PA). October 25, 1824.
Bradford Settler (Towanda, PA). October 28, 1824.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). November 2, 1824.

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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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