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The Monitor & Wilmington Repository
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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On May 20, 1801, Federal Republicans in Newcastle county held a meeting at John Crow's house in Newcastle, appointing Colonel Isaac Grantham as chairman and James M. Broom as secretary. They resolved to form a committee to confer with other counties on selecting a gubernatorial candidate and adjourned to August 1 at Christiana-Bridge.
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WILMINGTON,
Saturday--May 23.
At a meeting of Federal Republicans, of Newcastle county, at the house of John Crow, in the town of Newcastle, on the 20th of May, 1801--Colonel Isaac Grantham was unanimously appointed Chairman, and James M. Broom Secretary.
On motion of Mr. Johns, seconded by Mr. Bayard, it was resolved, that a committee be appointed to confer with the Conferees of Kent and Sussex on the subject of fixing on a proper person, to be supported as a candidate for the office of Governor, at the ensuing election.
Whereupon, James A. Bayard, Maxwell Bines, Wm. Nelson, Nicholas Vandyke, and Robert Hamilton, were unanimously elected for that purpose.
And thereupon, the meeting was adjourned till Saturday the 1st day of August next, to meet at Christiana-Bridge, at the house of William Shannon, at ten o'clock, A. M.
Resolved further, That the minutes of this meeting be published.
Signed by order of the meeting.
ISAAC GRANTHAM, Chairman.
J. M. BROOM, Secr'y.
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Newcastle, Newcastle County
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20th Of May, 1801
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committee of james a. bayard, maxwell bines, wm. nelson, nicholas vandyke, and robert hamilton appointed to select gubernatorial candidate; meeting adjourned to august 1, 1801, at christiana-bridge.
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Meeting of Federal Republicans at John Crow's house in Newcastle appointed chairman and secretary, resolved to form committee to confer with Kent and Sussex conferees on governor candidate for upcoming election, elected committee members, and adjourned to future meeting.