New York 1814 Assembly, New York County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1814 Assembly, New York County
Date:: 1814
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Peter Sharp, George Warner, Augustus Wright, Joseph Smith, Peter Stagg, Jacob Drake, Isaac Pierson, Charles Baldwin, Francis Cooper, Ogden Edwards, Samuel Torbet, Thomas Carpenter, Peter A. Jay, Richard Hatfield, Robert MacDurmet, John Wells, Abraham Russell, James Palmer, Augustus Wynkoop, Philip Hone, Samuel Jones, David B. Ogden, William Codman, Gulian C. Verplank, George Depeyster, William Davison, Benjamin Butler, David Sherwood, Joseph W. Brackett

Candidates:	Peter Sharp [1]	George Warner [2]	Augustus Wright [3]	Joseph Smith [4]	Peter Stagg [5]	Jacob Drake [6]	Isaac Pierson [7]	Charles Baldwin [8]	Francis Cooper [9]	Ogden Edwards [10]	Samuel Torbet [11]	Thomas Carpenter	Peter A. Jay	Richard Hatfield	Robert MacDurmet	John Wells	Abraham Russell	James Palmer	Augustus Wynkoop	Philip Hone	Samuel Jones	David B. Ogden	William Codman	Gulian C. Verplank	George Depeyster	William Davison	Benjamin Butler	David Sherwood	Joseph W. Brackett
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist		Federalist					Federalist
Final Result: [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]	5349	5349	5345	5338	5335	5333	5323	5315	5308	5294	5259	5210	5203	5182	5152	5151	5148	5142	5138	5129	5127	5103	93	95	86	88	90	87	93
New York County	5349	5349	5345	5338	5335	5333	5323	5315	5308	5294	5259	5210	5203	5182	5152	5151	5148	5142	5138	5129	5127	5103	93	95	86	88	90	87	93
City of New York	5349	5349	5345	5338	5335	5333	5323	5315	5308	5294	5259	5210	5203	5182	5152	5151	5148	5142	5138	5129	5127	5103	93	95	86	88	90	87	93
Ward One	380	383	380	375	376	377	374	377	368	375	367	555	554	554	541	554	549	549	550	546	550	545	2	3	2	1	2	2	2
Ward Two	372	368	371	369	367	367	366	365	364	362	362	489	489	485	485	489	487	487	485	485	481	480	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Three	434	431	429	426	427	429	422	422	426	415	411	513	513	507	507	509	516	507	512	504	507	501	8	8	5	6	6	6	8
Ward Four[20]	565	569	568	572	567	568	566	564	564	564	562	586	585	586	581	583	582	585	581	583	580	579	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
Ward Five	920	918	921	918	923	918	915	914	912	911	905	676	678	664	669	676	674	668	672	673	673	670	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ward Six	535	537	535	536	536	534	536	535	535	534	532	609	610	607	604	606	607	607	606	605	605	601	6	5	5	5	6	5	5
Ward Seven[21]	593	592	593	593	593	593	593	593	591	592	591	526	526	524	526	526	526	525	526	526	526	524	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ward Eight	665	665	662	662	663	662	665	662	663	658	654	436	434	448	433	397	395	397	396	396	396	396	58	59	56	57	57	55	58
Ward Nine	139	140	141	140	140	140	141	138	139	139	138	178	177	177	176	177	177	177	177	177	177	178	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Ward Ten[22][23]	746	746	745	747	743	745	745	745	746	744	737	642	637	636	630	634	635	640	633	634	632	634	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]Elected.

[11]Elected.

[12]The Columbian (New York, NY), Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY), New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). The Albany Register (Albany, NY), and Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY) use the spelling Sharpe for Peter Sharp, the name Torbert for Samuel Torbet, and the form Samuel Jones, jun., for Samuel Jones.

[13]The ticket comprised of William Codman, Gulian C. Verplanck, George Depeyster, William Davison, Benjamin Butler, David Sherwood, and Joseph W. Brackett is called Coodyites by New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) has a note describing Coodyites as "Malcontents." Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) calls these candidates Washington Federalists. The Columbian (New York, NY) lists these votes as scattering.

[14]"There had been a few Federalists that had been dissatisfied, and refused to co-operate with the regular Federalists for several years. They were called 'Coodyites' because several pamphlets and newspaper articles appeared under the name of 'Ahimelech Goody [sic], Ladies' Shoemaker.' ... The writer was known to be Gulian C. Verplanck." New York City and vicinity during the war of 1812-15, being a military, civic and financial local history of that period, with incidents and anecdotes thereof, and a description of the forts, fortifications, arsenals, defences and camps in and about New York City and harbor ... With an account of the citizens' movements, and of the military and naval officers, regiments, companies, etc., in service there. R.S. Guernsey. Charles L. Woodward, New York. 1895. 62.

[15]"Some of the young Federalists far surpassed [Rufus] King in their hostility to [DeWitt] Clinton, and the most vocal of them was Gulian C. Verplanck. ... He became an advocate for Federalist support for the war against Britain ... In 1814 he and his associates organized a ticket of so-called "Washington" or "American" federalists to run for the state Assembly from New York City, but they received a mere handful of votes. ... Beginning in 1814 he wrote a series of political satires under the pseudonym 'Abimelech Coody.' ... Verplanck and the other Coodies, as they came to be known ." The Birth of an Empire: DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828. 128.

[16]The Columbian (New York, NY) reports a total of 87 votes for George Depeyster in New York County.

[17]The Columbian (New York, NY) reports a total of 5332 votes for Jacob Drake in New York County; however, the sum of totals per ward is 5333.

[18]The Columbian (New York, NY) reports a total of 5188 votes for Richard Hatfield in New York County; however, the sum of totals per ward is 5182.

[19]The Columbian (New York, NY) reports a total of 5160 votes for Robert McDermut in New York County; however, the sum of totals per ward is 5152.

[20]The Columbian (New York, NY), Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY), and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 580 votes for Richard Hatfield in Ward 4.

[21]The Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY), and Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) report 592 votes for Peter Sharp in Ward 7.

[22]The Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY), New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) report 746 votes for Isaac Pierson in Ward 10.

[23]The Columbian (New York, NY), Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY), and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 630 votes for Robert McDermut and 745 votes for Jacob Drake in Ward 10.

References:

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). April 30, 1814.

The Columbian (New York, NY). May 2, 1814.

Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). May 2, 1814.

Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). May 2, 1814.

National Advocate (New York, NY). May 2, 1814.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 3, 1814.

Cornog, Evan. The Birth of an Empire: DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 128.

Guernsey, R. S. New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812-15. New York: Charles L. Woodward, 1895. 62.

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