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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Exeter, New Hampshire, the Governor and Council counted votes last week, electing Abiel Foster, Samuel Tenney, Joseph Pierce, and George B. Upham as representatives to Congress by large majority for seats in March. No replacement chosen for resigned Mr. Gordon; Tenney and Upham as top candidates for runoff.
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Representatives to Congress chosen.
Last week His Excellency the Governor and the Hon. Council met at Exeter for the purpose of sorting and counting the votes for Representatives to Congress,—on sorting and counting the same it appeared the following gentlemen were chosen by a very large majority to take their seats in March next,
Hon. Abiel Foster,
Samuel Tenney,
Joseph Pierce and
George B. Upham, Esquires.
In place of Mr. Gordon, resigned, to take his seat in the next Congress, no one is chosen, the two highest candidates to be sent out to the people are Hon. Samuel Tenney, Esq. and George B. Upham, Esq.
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Exeter
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Last Week
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chosen by very large majority: hon. abiel foster, samuel tenney, joseph pierce, and george b. upham, esquires, to take seats in march next. no one chosen in place of mr. gordon, resigned; two highest candidates hon. samuel tenney, esq. and george b. upham, esq. to be sent out to the people.
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His Excellency the Governor and the Hon. Council met at Exeter for the purpose of sorting and counting the votes for Representatives to Congress. On sorting and counting the same it appeared the following gentlemen were chosen by a very large majority to take their seats in March next.