Pennsylvania 1814 Sheriff, Berks County
- Office:
- Sheriff (County)
- Title:
- Sheriff
- Jurisdiction:
- County
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1814 Sheriff, Berks County
- Date:
- 1814
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Sheriff/Sheriff
- Candidates:
- Peter Aurand, John Miller, George Boyer, John Walter, Nicholas Seitzinger, Peter Nagel, Jr., Andrew Kepner, Christopher Wentzel, Benjamin Schneider
| Candidates: | Peter Aurand[1] | John Miller | George Boyer | John Walter | Nicholas Seitzinger | Peter Nagel, Jr. | Andrew Kepner | Christopher Wentzel | Benjamin Schneider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: [2] | 2639 | 1373 | 1096 | 871 | 794 | 420 | 229 | 105 | 19 |
| District of Berks County and Military Camp | 2639 | 1373 | 1096 | 871 | 794 | 420 | 229 | 105 | 19 |
| Berks County | 2365 | 1211 | 930 | 829 | 685 | 389 | 105 | 145 | 19 |
| Bethel | 64 | 11 | 9 | - | 46 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Croll's | 166 | 20 | 68 | - | 23 | 15 | 51 | - | - |
| Forrest | 83 | 171 | 39 | - | 62 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| Hamburg | 154 | 92 | 108 | - | 50 | 28 | 1 | - | - |
| Huff's | 155 | 62 | 41 | - | 7 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Kiely's | 111 | 7 | 19 | - | 4 | 47 | - | - | - |
| Kutztown | 261 | 180 | 146 | - | 23 | 17 | 7 | - | - |
| Muthardt's | 117 | 26 | 2 | - | 14 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Oley | 99 | 44 | 19 | - | 8 | 25 | 8 | - | - |
| District of Reading | 735 | 390 | 360 | - | 336 | 106 | 58 | - | - |
| Schertel's | 117 | 27 | 43 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Tulpehocken | 128 | 54 | 25 | - | 33 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| Whitehorse | 53 | 62 | 37 | - | 9 | 101 | 2 | - | - |
| Womelsdorf | 122 | 65 | 14 | - | 65 | - | 12 | - | - |
| Military Camp | 274 | 162 | 166 | 42 | 109 | 31 | 84 | - | - |
| Captain Keem's Company | 16 | 22 | - | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]During the War of 1812, there was some British military movement in and around the Chesapeake Bay area and in an attempt to prepare for any military actions that the British might take, there were a host of military camps set up in some of the counties close to the Chesapeake Bay and Philadelphia City. In the October 1814 Pennsylvania state elections, the members of the military camps native to Pennsylvania were allowed to vote. When the newspapers reported these returns they listed them under "camp" or "army" votes.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 18, 1814.
Der Welt-Bothe und Wahre Republikaner von Berks, Schuykill und Libanon Caunties (Reading, PA). October 19, 1814.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 25, 1814.
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