Pennsylvania 1790 State Senate, Delaware County, Philadelphia City, and Philadelphia County

Office:
Secretary of the Legislative Council (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1790 State Senate, Delaware County, Philadelphia City, and Philadelphia County
Date:
1790
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Secretary of the Legislative Council/State Senator
Candidates:
Richard Peters, John Sellers, Samuel Powell, Samuel Miles, Richard Willing
Candidates: Richard Peters[1]John Sellers[2]Samuel Powell[3]Samuel MilesRichard Willing
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [4][5][6][7]-----
District of Delaware County, Philadelphia City, and Philadelphia County-----
Delaware County[8]67259740327696
City of Philadelphia[9]162014111096635213
Philadelphia County-----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]The Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Mercury (Philadelphia), Federal Gazette (Philadelphia) and General Advertiser use the name Sellars for John Sellers.
[5]The Federal Gazette (Philadelphia), and Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia) list a Peter Richards in place of Richard Peters.
[6]The Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Mercury (Philadelphia), and Federal Gazette (Philadelphia) list Samuel Power in place of Samuel Powell.
[7]The Pennsylvania Herald uses the spelling Powel for Samuel Powell.
[8]The General Advertiser lists 405 votes for Samuel Powell.
[9]The Pennsylvania Herald lists 1412 votes for John Sellers.

References:

Federal Gazette (Philadelphia). October 13, 1790.
General Advertiser (Philadelphia). October 13, 1790.
Federal Gazette (Philadelphia). October 14, 1790.
General Advertiser. October 14, 1790.
Pennsylvania Mercury (Philadelphia). October 14, 1790.
Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia). October 14, 1790.
Pennsylvania Mercury (Philadelphia). October 16, 1790.
Pennsylvania Herald (York). October 20, 1790.
Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Page 4.

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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).
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).
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).
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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