Virginia 1809 House of Delegates, Bath County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1809 House of Delegates, Bath County
Date:
1809
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Sampson Mathews, Samuel Blackburn, William C. Dean, Elisha B. Williams, Charles B. Lewis
Candidates: Sampson Mathews[1]Samuel Blackburn[2]William C. DeanElisha B. WilliamsCharles B. Lewis
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5]15513611710116
Bath County15513611710116

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Lewis received only 13 marks in his name column.
[4]"Two genuine federalist, are elected to assembly." Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 21, 1809.
[5]"We stop the press to announce the glorious intelligence from Bath. At the close of the polls yesterday, Swoope had a majority of 19 votes over Smith.-- Gen. Samuel Blackburn and Sampson Matthews, Esq. two genuine Federalist are elected to the assembly. Last fall the Federalist of Bath could give no more than 24 votes for the federal ticket." Litchfield Gazette (Litchfield, CT). April 26, 1809.

References:

Bath County Poll Book. 118-124. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial and Political (Alexandria, VA). April 17, 1809.
Federal Republican and Commercial Gazette (Baltimore, MD). April 19, 1809.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 21, 1809.
Litchfield Gazette (Litchfield, CT). April 26, 1809.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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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).
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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).
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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