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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Concord on postponed consideration of a memorial regarding town votes and detailed county-by-county vote tallies for Councillors, with Gilman securing a constitutional majority if certain votes are included.
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The following is the state of the votes for Councillors as reported by the committee:-
In Rockingham—Elijah Hall 4712—Josiah Sanborn 4405 Scattering 27.
Strafford—Samuel Quarles 3673—Nathan Taylor 3571—Scattering 4.
Hillsborough—Benjamin Peirce 4739—John Orr 3054—Scattering 409.
Cheshire—Ithamar Chase 4730—Nathan Babbit 3152—Scattering 5.
Grafton & Coos—Enoch Colby 3436—Abel Merrill 1365—Scattering 973.
The votes from Kingston, Newtown, and Hillsborough (401 for Plumer, 167 for Gilman, and 2 scattering) were not counted, not having been seasonably returned.
Had these been included, the result would have stood thus:
Whole number of votes 39,112
For John T. Gilman, 19,942
Constitutional majority, 286
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Concord
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votes from kingston, newtown, and hillsborough not counted (401 for plumer, 167 for gilman, 2 scattering). if included: whole number of votes 39,112; for john t. gilman, 19,942; constitutional majority, 286.
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Consideration of the memorial and remonstrance from Nath'l A. Haven and others respecting the votes of this town postponed to this day. State of votes for Councillors: Rockingham—Elijah Hall 4712—Josiah Sanborn 4405 Scattering 27; Strafford—Samuel Quarles 3673—Nathan Taylor 3571—Scattering 4; Hillsborough—Benjamin Peirce 4739—John Orr 3054—Scattering 409; Cheshire—Ithamar Chase 4730—Nathan Babbit 3152—Scattering 5; Grafton & Coos—Enoch Colby 3436—Abel Merrill 1365—Scattering 973.