Missouri 1817 U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate), Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate) (Federal)
Title:
Territorial Delegate
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Missouri 1817 U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate), Special
Date:
1817
State:
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives (Territorial Delegate)/Territorial Delegate
Candidates:
John Scott, Rufus Easton, scattering
Candidates: John Scott[1]Rufus Eastonscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]240620143
Arkansas County48345-
Cape Girardeau County365242-
Howard County138170-
Lawrence County211185-
New Madrid County14172-
Saint Charles County173407-
Saint Genevieve County469158-
Saint Louis County607312-
Washington County254123-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Rufus Easton contested Scott's right to the seat on the score of fraud in the election. The committee on elections in Congress, reported that 'John Scott is not entitled to a seat in this house as delegate from the territory of Missouri,' and 'resolved that Rufus Easton is entitled to the seat.' However the house decided that, 'the election being illegally conducted, the seat of the delegate from that territory was vacant.'
[3]John Scott's plurality, 15, who received the certificate of election, it was contested by Easton, on the ground that the vote of Cote Sans Dessein precinct, which had given Scott, 23, and Easton but 1, was illegal, the judges not having been sworn. This fact being established, Congress ordered a new election to fill the vacancy, which came off Aug. 4, 1817; result John Scott, 2406; Rufus Easton, 2014.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). August 9, 1817.
Missouri Gazette (Saint Louis, MO). September 13, 1817.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). October 25, 1817. 144.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). Jaunary 1, 1818.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 8, 1818.
Lynchburg Press and Public Advertiser (Lynchburg, VA). January 9, 1818.
Billon, Frederic L. Annals of Saint Louis in its Territorial Days from 1804 to 1821. Saint Louis: Printed for the Author, 1888. 28, 43.
Shoemaker, F. C. Missouri and Missourians: Land of Contrasts and People of Achievements. Vol. I. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1943. 170.
Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Saint Louis City and County. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1883. 560.

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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).
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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