Virginia 1817 House of Delegates, Berkeley County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1817 House of Delegates, Berkeley County
Date:
1817
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Israel Robinson, Archibald Porterfield, John Sherard, R. Wilson
Candidates: Israel RobinsonArchibald PorterfieldJohn SherardR. Wilson
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3]285270260225
Berkeley County285270260225

Notes:

[1]"Messrs. Gales and Seaton. The election held in Berkeley County, on Monday last, was warmly contested; and for the first time for many years, the Republicans succeeded in gaining one Delegate to the Assembly." National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). April 21, 1817.
[2]Different returns for R. Wilson were listed: 266 in City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC), 260 in the National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) and The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA) and 225 in a correction notice in the National Intelligencer (Washington, DC).
[3]"Berkeley, 1st May, 1817. Messrs. Gales and Seaton: I perceive that an error has crept into the statement rendered you of the election in the county of Berkeley. The following is a correct state of the polls return in that County: Porterfield 270, Wilson 225, Robinson 285 and Sherrard 260." National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). May 7, 1817.

References:

National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). April 21, 1817.
The American Beacon and Commercial Diary (Norfolk, VA). April 25, 1817.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). April 28, 1817.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). May 7, 1817.

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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).
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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