North Carolina 1817 House of Commons, Wilkes County

Office:
House of Commons (State)
Title:
Member of the House of Commons
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
North Carolina 1817 House of Commons, Wilkes County
Date:
1817
State:
North Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Commons/Member of the House of Commons
Candidates:
John Sinclair, John Witherspoon, Jesse Allen
Candidates: John Sinclair[1]John Witherspoon[2]Jesse Allen
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3]301297220
Wilkes County301297220
Howard's156311
Little River394628
Red River173211
Sales633267
School House133033
Trap Hill24739
Wilkesboro1308731

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, NC) lists John Sinclair with 302 votes and John Witherspoon with 306 votes, but William Lenoir's Memorandum Book makes clear that this was because of incorrect addition during the initial vote count.

References:

William Lenoir Memorandum Book. March, 1816 - August, 1817. Folder 592. The Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina.
The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, NC). August 29, 1817.

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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).

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