Pennsylvania 1801 State Senate, District 17

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1801 State Senate, District 17
Date:
1801
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Thomas Morton, Andrew Richardson
Candidates: Thomas Morton[1]Andrew Richardson
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]13061113
District of Seventeen13061113
Allegheny County[3]859863
Elizabeth14928
Fayette78103
Middletown[4]6967
District of Mifflin and Saint Clair184127
Moon4452
Pittsburgh241461
District of Plumb and Versailles9425
Beaver County[5]321132
Georgetown6167
North Beaver423
South Beaver21862
Butler County[6]126118
Connoquenessing7087
Slippery Rock5631

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA), Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), and The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Thomas Morton with 1315 votes.
[3]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) and Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Thomas Morton with 868 votes.
[4]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) lists Thomas Morton with 78 votes.
[5]Votes reported from a compilation of Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 15, October 22, October 23, and October 31; Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA); Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA); The Farmers Instructor, and Harrisburgh Courant (Harrisburg, PA); The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA); American Eagle (Easton, PA); Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA); The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA); and Original Election Certificates, State Archives (Harrisburg) list Thomas Morton with 260 votes and Andrew Richardson with 65 votes. These sources do report the correct vote total for the district and the discrepancy appears to be caused by counting Georgetown in Butler County totals instead of Beaver County totals.
[6]Votes reported from a compilation of Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 15, October 22, October 23, and October 31; Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA); Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA); The Farmers Instructor, and Harrisburgh Courant (Harrisburg, PA); The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA); American Eagle (Easton, PA); Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA); The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA); and Original Election Certificates, State Archives (Harrisburg) list Thomas Morton with 187 votes and Andrew Richardson with 185 votes. These sources do report the correct vote total for the district and the discrepancy appears to be caused by counting Georgetown in Butler County totals instead of Beaver County totals.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1801.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 16, 1801.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 20, 1801.
The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). October 21, 1801.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 21, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 22, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 23, 1801.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 23, 1801.
American Eagle (Easton, PA). October 24, 1801.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 24, 1801.
The Farmers Instructor, and Harrisburgh Courant (Harrisburg, PA). October 28, 1801.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 31, 1801.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 3, 1801.

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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).
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).
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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