New Hampshire 1797 State Senate, District 10

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Hampshire 1797 State Senate, District 10
Date:
1797
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Peleg Sprague, Elisha Whitcomb
Candidates: Peleg SpragueElisha Whitcomb
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]315299
District of Ten315299
Cheshire County315299
Town of Chesterfield--
Town of Fitzwilliam--
Town of Gilsum--
Town of Hinsdale--
Town of Keene77-
Town of Marlborough--
Town of Packersfield--
Town of Richmond--
Town of Sullivan313
Town of Surry--
Town of Swanzey--
Town of Westmoreland--
Town of Winchester--

Notes:

[1]New Hampshire law required a majority to elect. Elisha Whitcomb would subsequently be elected Senator by the legislature.

References:

The Rising Sun (Keene, NH). March 14, 1797.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). April 4, 1797.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 6, 1797.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). June 20, 1797.
Seward, Josiah Lafayette. A History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire: 1777-1917. Keene, NH: J.L. Seward, 1921. 213-214.

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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).

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