At an Election held in New Salem Precinct Sangamon Illinois at the house of Thomas
Watkins on the 1st day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven for the purpose of electing one representative the following persons recv,d the number
of votes annexed to their names viz.
| John Calhoun had for State representative | forty nine votes |
| E. D Baker had for state representative | seventeen votes |
| Joel Hughes had for state representative | votes |
[ certification
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| Certified by us | Jesse Mattby | { | Judges |
| James Goldsby | of the | ||
| James Black | Election | ||
| Attests | Thomas J. Nance | { | Clerks of the Election |
| Mentor Graham |
I certify that the Judges and clerks of this election were sworn according to law
by me
July 1st 1837.Bowling Green J P<Page 2>
Pole Book of Election
For Salem Precinct
For Salem Precinct
| Voters Names | J Calhoun | E Baker | Hughes | J Calhoun | Baker | Hughes | ||
| John Purkapile | / | P. Elmore | / | |||||
| C. J. F. Clark | / | John Hynds | / | |||||
| John Watkins | / | Aaron Miller | / | |||||
| Bennett Abell | / | Livi Arnold | / | |||||
| George Spears Jr. | / | Thos J Nance | / | |||||
| Jesse Griffin | / | Mentor Graham | / | |||||
| Caleb Carman | / | M. Steltner | / | |||||
| Jacob Bale | / | Jas Black | / | |||||
| D B Cavana | / | Jas Goldsby | / | |||||
| Anthony Hinds^ix^ | / | Jesse Matby | / | |||||
| E J B Harrison | / | Joseph England | / | |||||
| E Houghton | / | A R Mitchel | / | |||||
| J Pemberton | / | James I Purvine | / | |||||
| John A Kelso | / | John Bogan | / | |||||
| C Barnett | / | Jonathan Colby | / | |||||
| W. Chasted | / | Saml Hile | / | |||||
| E Potter | / | Ezekiel Harrison | / | |||||
| W Hohimer | / | A. Bowling | / | |||||
| A Ferguson | / | Levi Summers | / | |||||
| J Houghton | / | Jas Clemmons | / | |||||
| R Bagby | / | Henry Trailer | / | |||||
| W Pemberton Jr. | / | Saml^Wiseman^ Tibbs | / | |||||
| W. Nance | / | Jas Purkapile | / | |||||
| J F Harrison | / | Henry Griffin | / | |||||
| William Trent | / | Travis Elmore | / | |||||
| Isaiah Goldsby | / | Henry Miller | / | |||||
| Cory Nance | / | Lewis B Wynne | / | |||||
| J B Edgar | / | Isaac Faster | / | |||||
| Martin Waddle | / | W Hornbuckle | / | |||||
| Joshua A Miller | / | Joseph Cogdal | / | |||||
| C Elmore | / | Solomon Howser | / | |||||
| 23 | 8 | 26 | 5 | |||||
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| R. Jonson | / | |||||||
| Henry Onstot | / | |||||||
| A Lincoln | / | |||||||
| I McGlasson | / | |||||||
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Charles R. Matheney Esq.Clerk of Co. CommissionersCourt Springfield Sangamon Co Ill,New Salem 18 mi
James Goldsby
July 3, 1837
James Goldsby
July 3, 1837
Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Sangamon County Election Papers, Box 2, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield (Springfield, Illinois),