Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16)
United States. Congress
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Mr. ADAMS then took up the packet from the State of Tennessee, and after
having read the superscription, broke the seal, and read the certificate
of the election of the Electors. He then gave it to the Clerk of the
Senate, requesting him to read the report of the Electors, which he
accordingly did. All the papers were then handed to the tellers, viz:
Mr. SEDGWICK, on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. SITGREAVES and
PARKER on the part of the House of Representatives; and when they had
noted the contents, the President of the Senate proceeded with the other
States, in the following order:
FOR JOHN ADAMS.
North Carolina, 1
Virginia, 1
Maryland, 7
Delaware, 3
Pennsylvania, 1
New Jersey, 7
New York, 12
Connecticut, 9
Rhode Island, 4
Massachusetts, 16
Vermont, 4
New Hampshire, 6
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71
FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Tennessee, 3
Kentucky, 4
Georgia, 4
South Carolina, 8
North Carolina, 11
Virginia, 20
Maryland, 4
Pennsylvania, 14
--
68
FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON.
North Carolina, 1
Virginia, 1
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2
FOR THOMAS PINCKNEY.
South Carolina, 8
North Carolina, 1
Virginia, 1
Maryland, 4
Delaware, 3
Pennsylvania, 2
New Jersey, 7
New York, 12
Connecticut, 4
Massachusetts, 13
Vermont, 4
--
59
FOR AARON BURR.
Tennessee, 3
Kentucky, 4
North Carolina, 6
Virginia, 1
Maryland, 3
Pennsylvania, 13
--
30
FOR SAMUEL ADAMS.
Virginia, 15
FOR OLIVER ELLSWORTH.
Rhode Island, 4
Massachusetts, 1
New Hampshire, 6
--
11
FOR SAMUEL JOHNSTON.
Massachusetts, 2
FOR JAMES IREDELL.
North Carolina, 3
FOR JOHN JAY.
Connecticut, 5
FOR GEORGE CLINTON.
Georgia, 4
Virginia, 3
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7
FOR CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY.
North Carolina, 1
FOR JOHN HENRY.
Maryland, 2
All the returns having been gone through, Mr. SEDGWICK reported that,
according to order, the tellers appointed by the two Houses had
performed the business assigned them, and reported the result to be as
above stated.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate then thus addressed the two Houses:
_Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives_:
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