Pennsylvania 1816 Commissioner, Chester County

Office:: Commissioner (County)
Title:: Commissioner
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 Commissioner, Chester County
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Commissioner/Commissioner
Candidates:: Samuel Baldwin, John Miller

Candidates:	Samuel Baldwin [1]	John Miller
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result:	3121	2819
Chester County[2]	3121	2819
Chatham	365	165
Gum Tree	138	175
Manor	175	343
Marshallton	313	19
New London Cross Roads	46	181
New Red Lion	303	75
Old Red Lion	370	261
Oxford[3]	125	343
Paoli	491	415
Pughtown	106	526
Sloan's	146	179
West Chester	543	137

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The October 26th edition of The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) and the October 18th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) both report 3111 total votes for Samuel Baldwin.

[3]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 refers to Oxford as "Hood's."

References:

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 15, 1816.

The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 16, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1816.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 26, 1816.

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