Pennsylvania 1811 Sheriff, Berks County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1811 Sheriff, Berks County
Date:
1811
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
Daniel Kerper, Nicholas Seitzinger, Peter Aurandt, Peter Nagle, Jr., Henry Betz, John Boos, William Adams
Candidates: Daniel Kerper[1]Nicholas SeitzingerPeter AurandtPeter Nagle, Jr.Henry BetzJohn BoosWilliam Adams
Affiliation:ConstitutionalistSnyderiteConstitutionalistConstitutionalistConstitutionalistSnyderiteSnyderite
Final Result: [2][3]2220155313621240753163147
Berks County2220155313621240753163147
Bethel166175128--
Colebrookdale115131687530--
Croll's167451336725--
Forrest99170516559--
Hamburg2271371301432--
Hereford1131899015--
Kutztown274147133126156--
District of Reading[4]863590506511317--
Alsace1423556-32--
Bern608479-3--
Cumru1449653-21--
Exeter722443-26--
Heidelberg196348-3--
Maidencreek48814-12--
Oley323062-32--
City of Reading279232128-173--
Ruscombmanor56520-15--
Tulpehocken10476133-22--
Whitehorse941165311570--
Womelsdorf14862713649--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) from October 15 does not list John Boos or William Adams as candidates.
[3]The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 17 and Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser from October 16 list Daniel Kerper with 2219 total votes.
[4]The Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) from October 15 seems to have forgotten to include P. Nagle, Jr.'s township totals from the Reading district.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 15, 1811.
The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1811.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1811.

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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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