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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Massachusetts electors convened on Tuesday last and Wednesday in Boston to vote for President and Vice President, casting 16 votes for John Adams, 13 for Thomas Pinckney of S.C., 2 for Samuel Johnson of N.C., and 1 for Oliver Ellsworth of Conn. Certificates of the votes were dispatched to Philadelphia and deposited locally.
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BOSTON, December 9.
Massachusetts Electors.
On Tuesday last the sixteen Electors of this Commonwealth convened in the Senate chamber, agreeable to a resolve of the Legislature, passed at the last session. The whole number being present, they adjourned to Wednesday, when they again met conformably to the Constitution and Law of the United States, and proceeded to the choice of President and Vice President. The vote stood as follows:
John Adams, 16
Thomas Pinckney S. C. 13
Samuel Johnson N. C. 2
Oliver Ellsworth Con. 1
An express was dispatched to Philadelphia, with a certificate of the votes, signed by each Elector; another certificate goes by the regular post. One is deposited in the office of the District Clerk, and one in the Secretary's office of the Commonwealth.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Event Date
Tuesday Last And Wednesday, Reported December 9
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votes: john adams 16, thomas pinckney s.c. 13, samuel johnson n.c. 2, oliver ellsworth con. 1. certificates dispatched to philadelphia and deposited in local offices.
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The sixteen Electors of Massachusetts convened in the Senate chamber on Tuesday last per legislative resolve, adjourned to Wednesday, and voted for President and Vice President per U.S. Constitution and law.