Pennsylvania 1816 Auditor, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County

Office:
Auditor (County)
Title:
Auditor
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1816 Auditor, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County
Date:
1816
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Auditor/Auditor
Candidates:
John Bacon, Jeremiah Peirsoll, Joseph Reed
Candidates: John Bacon[1]Jeremiah PeirsollJoseph Reed
Affiliation:FederalistNew School RepublicanOld School Republican
Final Result: [2]426931922043
City of Philadelphia26751150741
Philadelphia County[3]159420421302
District of Blockley and Kingsessing1039941
Bustleton145152-
District of Germantown and Bristol16327616
Northern Liberties343427291
Oxford6612035
Penn52133162
Roxborough[4]41119-
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk378267412

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Several newspaper sources report 4277 total votes for John Bacon, 3205 total votes for Jeremiah Peirsoll, and 2018 total votes for Joseph Reed, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).
[3]Several newspaper sources which include individual vote totals in Philadelphia County report 1602 votes for John Bacon, 2055 votes for Jeremiah Peirsoll, and 1277 votes for Joseph Reed in Philadelphia County, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).
[4]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) reports 44 votes for John Bacon in Roxborough Township.

References:

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1816.
The Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA) and Repertory. October 15, 1816.

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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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