State Senator Co.[County] Surveyor Co. Recorder County Commissioners. Coroner. Justices Peace Constables
Voter John Calhoun A. G. Herndon Peter Cartwright Job Fletcher T. M Neale Reuben Harrison P. Hamilton Ed. Mitchell James Adams James Campbell Wm. Herndon1 Benj. Tabbott Andy Orr. Wm. L. Fowkes Martin M Morgan Wm. G. Cantrel Wm. Stotts Young Mc.Lemore David Newsom P. G. Cowardin J. Langston G. W. Dickinson J. H. Shepherd B. Dunn Bowling Green Robt Conover Thos Wynne Saml. Combs Hugh Armstrong Jesse Shirley Bennet Abell S. Neely Jno. Duncan Asa Combs
Robt M. Jonston + + / / / / / / /
Philemon Morriss / / / / / / / / /
E. J. B. Harrison / / / / / / / / / /
Richard Ward / / / / / / / / / /
Tarlton Loyed / / / / / / / / /
Thos Edwards / / / / / /
Wm Mc.Danil / / / / / / / / / /
Thos Watkins / / / / / / / / / /
Robt Allen / /
Wm Marshall / / / / / / / / / /
James Miller / / / / / / / / /
Martin Waddle / / / / / / / / / /
Jeremiah Graham / / / / / / / / / /
Henry Onstott / / / / / /
Jno. Kinner / / / / / /
Abram Bell / / / / / / / /
Travis Elmore / / / / / / / / /
Cloudy Barnett / / / / / / / / / /
Wm. P Green / / / / / / / /
Elijah Potter / / / / / / / /
John Bagby / / / / / / / / /
Alexander Fergeson / / / / /
Aaron Houghton / / / / / / / / / /
Charles Houghton / / / / / / / / / /
Jacob Bale / / / / / / / / /
Wm. G. Shastid / / / / / / / / /
Wm Trent / / / / / / / / /
Thos Patterson / / / / / /
M S. Marsh / / / / / / / /
David B. [Capano?] / / / / / / / /
S. M. Houghton / / / / / / / / / /
Isaiah Goldsby / / / / / / / / / /
Lemuel B. Williams / / / / / / / / /
Anderson Duncan / / / / / / / / / /
William Spears / / / / / / / /
18 13 11 23 37 6 2 7 10 6 3 2 4 32 3 6 1 2 5 36 8 32 9 34 3 19 4 6 7

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State Sen Co.
Surveyor
Co.
Recorder
Co.
Commissioner
Coroner Justice Peace Constables
Voters J. Calhoun A G Herndon P. Cartwright J. Fletcher T. M. Neale R. Harrison E. Mitchell Jas. Adams Jas Campbell Wm Herndon Benj. Tabbott A. Orr Wm. L Fowkes M. M. Morgan Wm. G. Cantrel Wm Stotts Young McLemore David Newsom P. G. Cowardin J. Langston G. W. Dickinson J. H. Shepherd B. Dunn B. Green R. Conover T. Wynne Saml. Combs H. Armstrong J. Shirley S. B. Neely B. Abell J. Duncan A. Combs
Jas. Baxter / P Hamilton
Bartlett Wilton / / / / / / / / /
C. Clary / / / / / / / / / /
J. W. Baxter / / / / /
Wm Baxter / / / / /
Henry Miller / / / / / / / / /
Jesse Griffin / / / / / /
Jno. Hines / / / / / / / /
John [Luvel?] / / / / / / /
Wm Pemberton / / / / / / /
Steven McAdams / / / 0
2
/ / / /
Jesse Combs / / / / / / / / /
Wm Pemberton Sr / / / / 0
3
/ 0
4
/
Aaron Green / / / / / / / /
Henry Holland / / / / / /
Wm Hohimer / / / / / / / / / /
Wm Irwin / / / / / / / / / /
Levi Arnold / / / / / / / /
Cason Pemberton / / / / / / / /
Martin Barlow / / / / / / / / / /
Steven Nicholas / / / / / / / / / /
Joseph Barlow / / / / / / / / / /
Jacob Barlow / / / / / / / / / /
Saml Cuningham / / / / / / / / /
Jas Barlow / / / / / / / / / /
Geo. Kirby / / / / / / / / /
E. Swope / / / / / / / / /
Austin White / / /
Jas. Carver / / / / / / / /
Josiah Kirby / 0
5
/ / / / / / /
Oliver Sallee / / / / / / / /
Jas. White / / / / / / / /
John Watkins / / / / / / / / /
Wm Davis / / / / / / / / /
Alfred Hinesley / / /
6
/ 0
7
/ / / / / /
Jno. Leeper / / / / / / / /
Jonathan Colby / / / / / / / / / /
Robt Irwin / / / / / / / /
Wm G. White / / / / / / / /
John Cogdal / / / / / / /
23 14 14 22 30 6 4
8
9 4 6 1 11 2 22 2 5 5 25 14 22 7 36 76 [10?] 12 11 4

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Senators Surveyor Recorder Commissioners Coroner Justices Peace Constables
Voters John Calhoun A G Herndon P. Cartwright Job Fletcher T. M. Neale Reuben Harrison P. Hamilton Ed. Mitchell Jas Adams Jas Campbell Wm Herndon Benj Tabbott A. Orr Wm. L Fowkes M. M. Morgan Wm G. Cantrel Wm. Stotts Young McLemore D. Newsom P. G. Cowardin J. Langston G. W. Dickinson J. H. Shepherd B. Dunn B. Green R. Conover T. Wynne Sam. Combs H Armstrong J Shirley B Abell S. B. Neely J Duncan A. Combs
Banister Bond / / / / / / / /
Robt Loyed / / / / / / / /
Jacob Bixler / / / / / / / /
Jonah Combs / / / / / / / / /
William Houghton / / / / / / / / / /
Abram Tibbs / / / / / / / / / /
Marshal Duncan / / / / / / / / / /
Francis Regnier / / / / / / / / / /
Wm Williamson / / / / / / / /
Moses Miller / / / / / / / / /
Benj Arnold / / / / / / / /
E Houghton / / / / / / / / / /
George Spears / / / / / / / / /
John Houghton / / / / / 0
9
/ / / / /
J. E. Richard / /
Robt Bagby / / / / / / 0
10
/ / /
Jas Sympson / / / / / / /
Jno Wiseman / / / / / / / / / /
Jno Gaddy / / / / / / / / /
Pleasant Vinson / / / / / / /
Jno Loyed / / / / / / / / / /
George Miller / / / / / / / / /
Richard Raffety /
E. B. Harrison / / / / / / / / / /
Aaron Hawser / / / / / / / /
Joseph England / / / / / /
J. F. Wilson / / / / / / / / / /
G. W. Wilson / / / / / / / / /
Jno Tipett / / / / / / / /
Jas Clemons / / / / / / / / /
Jno C Raffety / / / /
J. R. Herndon / / / / / /
Rhodain Bussell / / / / / / / / /
Jeremiah Thomson / / / / / / / / /
Jeremiah Davis / / / / / / / / /
Levi Summers / / / 0
11
/ / / / / / /
Henry Trailor / / / / / / / / /
Richard Meater / / / / / / / / / /
Moses B Hart / / / / / / / / / /
Jas Spear / / / / / / / / /
18 20 8 29 27 9 7 5 11 10
9
2 2 14 10 7 10 3 1 17 21 19 14 24 2 12 14 10 11

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Senators Surveyors Recorder Commyssioner Coroner Justice Peace Constable
Voters J Calhoun A G. Herndon P. Cartwright J Fletcher T M Neale R Harrison P Hamilton Ed. Mitchell Jas. Adams Jas Campell Wm Herndon B. Talbott A Orr Wm L Fowkes M. M. Morgan Wm G Cantrel Wm Stotts Young McLemore D. Newsom P. G. Cowardin J Langston G. W. Dickinson J. H. Shepherd B Dunn B. Green R. Conover T Wynne S. Combs H. Armstrong J Shirley B. Abell S B. Neely J Duncan A Combs
Solomon Spear / / / / / / / / /
Julius Elmore / / / /
Moses Hart / / / / / / / / /
Jno. Berry / / / / / / / / / 0
12
Isaac Foster / / / / / / / / /
Solomon Hawser / / / / / / /
William Watkins / / / / / / / /
Tho Arnold / / / / - / / / - /
Tho Combs / / / / / / / / / /
Jno. Prier / / / / /
Jno Miller / / / / / / / / / /
Joseph Cogdal / / / / 0
13
/ / / / / /
Wm. B Govelin / / / / / / / / / /
Jas F. Halsey / / / / / / / / /
Jesse Maltby / / / / / / / / /
Joshua Miller / / / / / / / /
Geo. Davis / / / / / / / / /
Jefferson B. Edgar / / / / / / / /
Jno Purkapile / / / 0
14
/ / / / /
Jno Allen / / / /
David Hart / / / / / / / / / /
Jno. Hilson / / / / / / / / / /
Jno Tibbs / / / / / / / /
Benj Wiseman / / / / / / / / / /
Saml Tibbs / / / / / / / / /
Jno. Bell / / / / / / / / /
Wm A. Braden / / / / / / / / /
Wm Green / / / / / / / / /
Jas Purkapile / / / / / / /
Washington Hornbuckle / / / / / / / / /
George Spears / / / / / / / /
H. B. Hart / / / / / / / / / /
Rich’d Arnold / / / / / /
Jesse Gum / / / / / / / / /
G W Nance / / / / / / / / / /
Caleb Carmon / / / / / / / / / /
Richd Wright / / / / /
Thos Miller / / / / / / /
J. S. Purvines / / / / / / / / /
Asa Combs / / / / / / / / /
Robt Jno. Bogar / / /
Saml Hill / / / / / / /
Jesse Trailor / / / / / / / / / /
Sam Combs / / / / / / / / / /
Isaac Cogdal / / / / 6 / / / / /
21 20 9 31 26
15
11 1 6
16
7
17
1 11 7 1 6 14 20 1 2 7 6 29 19 22 10 32 4 13 8 13 10

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Senators Surveyors Recorders Commissioners Coroner Justice Peace Constables
Voters J Calhoun A G Herndon P. Cartwright J. Fletcher T M Neale R Harrison P Hamilton Ed. Mitchell Jas Adams Jas Campbell Wm. Herndon B. Talbott A. Orr Wm L Fowkes M M Morgan Wm G Cantrel Wm Stotts Young Mclemore D. Newsom P G Cowardin J Langston G W Dickinson J H Shepherd B Dunn B. Green R Conove T. Wynne Sam Combs H Armstrong J Shirley B. Abell S B Neely Jno Duncan Asa Combs
Calvin Simons / / / / / / / / /
Jno Pemberton / / / / / / / /
Shepherd Gunn / / / / / / /
David Nichols / / / / / / / / /
Elihu Bone / / / / / / / / / /
A. Lincoln / / / / / / / / / /
Jesse Shirley / / / / / / / / /
Jno Potter / / / / / / / / /
Jno. Irwin / / / / / / / / /
Felix Green / / / / / / / / /
Elijah Ferguson / / / / / / / / /
L M. Gordon / / / / / / / / /
Nelson Alley / / / / / / / / /
Alvin Hash / / / / /
Joseph Codington / / / / /
Alfred Hash / /
David Batterton / / / / / / / / /
Williamson Trent / / / / / / / / / / /
Bowling Green / / / / / / / /
Wm. McNeely / / / / / / / / / /
Bennett Abell / / / / / / / / /
Hugh Armstrong / / / / / / / / / /
Thos Wynne / / / / / / / / /
Lewis L Cooper / /
Jas. Black / / / / / / / / / /
Jas. Goldsby / / / / / / / / /
Edward Potter / / / / / / / /
Mentor Grayham / / / / / / / / /
T. J. Nance / / / / / / / /
Jno. Duncan / / / / / / / / / /
Robt. Conover / / / / / / / / / /
18 10 11 15 19 6 1 9 8 2 6 2 1 4 20 1 5 1 3 2 24 13 17 3 21 1 16 1 13 6

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[ certification ]
08/03/1835
At an election held at the house of N. Alley in the New Salem Precinct, in the County of Sangamon & State of Illinois on the third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, the following named persons Received the number of votes annexed to their respective names, for the following described offices, to wit
John Calhoun had ninety eight votes for State Senator in place of E D. Taylor Resigned.
A. G. Herndon had seventy seven votes for State Senator in place of E. D. Taylor Resigned
Peter Cartwright had fifty three votes for state Senator in place of George Forquer Resigned
Job Fletcher had one hundred and twenty vote for State Senator in place of George Forquer Resigned
Edward Mitchell had twenty eight votes for County Recorder
James Adams had thirty six votes for County Recorder
Wm. Herndon had thirty eight votes for County Recorder
James Campbell had one vote for County Recorder
Benjamin Tabott had thirty three votes for County Recorder
Andy Orr had nine votes for County Recorder
William L Fowkes had one vote for County Recorder
Martin M. Morgan had twenty one votes for County Recorder
Thos M. Neale had one hundred and twenty nine votes for County Surveyor
Reuben Harrison had thirty eight votes for County Surveyor
Parnell Hamilton had three votes for County Surveyor
Wm G. Cantrill had thirty eight votes for County Commissioner
William Stotts had ninety four votes for County Commissioner
Young McLemore had one vote for County Commissioner
David Newsom had two votes for County Commissioner
Peter G. Cowardin had thirteen votes for County Commissioner
J. Langston had thirty three votes for Coroner
Geo. W. Dickinson had two votes for Coroner
Joseph H. Shepherd had fourteen votes for Coroner
Beracha Dunn had thirteen votes for Coroner
Bowling Green had one hundred and twenty one ^votes^ for Justice Peace
Robert Conover had seventy five votes for Justice Peace
Thomas Wynne had one hundred and two votes for Justice Peace
Samuel Combs had forty three votes for Justice Peace
Hugh Armstrong had one hundred and twenty seven votes for Constable
Jesse Shirley had seventeen votes for Constable
Bennett Abell had seventy two votes for Constable
Saml B. Neely had thirty seven votes for Constable
John Duncan had fifty three votes for Constable
Asa Combs had thirty eight votes for Constable18

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Certified by us.
[Ja]mes Goldsby }
[James] Black Judges of Election
. . .es Potter
Mentor Graham } Clerks of the election
Thos J. Nance
[ certification ]
I certify that the above Judges and Clerks were sworn according ^to^ law by me
Bowling Green J P[Justice of the Peace]

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[ docketing ]
08/04/1835
Recd August 4th 1835 of Jams Bla^ck^
20 mile
[ docketing ]
Salem Distrct
Poll Book of N. Salem DistCharels R. Matheney EsqClerk of the County Commissioner’s CourtSpringfield Ill.
1There were a number of different William Herndons in Sangamon County at this time.
2“0” written over erased “/”
3“0” written over “/”
4“o” written over “/”
5“0” written over erased “/”
6“/” written over “0”
7“0” written over “/”
8“4” written over “5”
9“0” written over “/”
10“0” written over “/”
11“0” written over “/”
12“0” written over “/”
13“0” written over “/”
14“0” written over “/”
15“6” written over “5”
16“6” written over “7”
17“7” written over “8”
18Voters elected Archer G. Herndon to the State Senate, Job Fletcher to the House of Representatives, Benjamin Talbott as County Recorder, J. Langston as County Coroner, and Thomas M. Neale as County Surveyor. Neale appointed Abraham Lincoln as his deputy surveyor.
History of Sangamon County, Illinois (Chicago: Inter-State, 1881), 77, 273.

Autograph Document Signed, 8 page(s), Manuscripts, SC 1333-A, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)