Pennsylvania 1815 House of Representatives, Cumberland County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1815 House of Representatives, Cumberland County
Date:
1815
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
James Wallace, Jacob Alter, William Anderson
Candidates: James Wallace[1]Jacob Alter[2]William Anderson[3]
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [4][5][6]165516431632
Cumberland County165516431632
Carlisle442440443

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"To the above ticket there was no opposition." Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1815.
[5]Correspondence from John R. Miller reports 1635 total votes for William Anderson. Reel 2264.
[6]The November 20th edition of The Reporter (Washington, PA) and the November 6th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) both refer to James Wallace as a Federalist candidate. The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) from October 28, 1815 states that all three candidates were "All Democrats. Without opposition."

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
John R. Miller Correspondence. MG-90. Reel 2264.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 11, 1815.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 12, 1815.
Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 12, 1815.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 18, 1815.
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1815.
Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1815.
Die Freyheits-Fahne (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1815.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 28, 1815.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). November 6, 1815.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). November 20, 1815.

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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).

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