Craven County, NC - 1779 Election - General Assembly Member

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H.C. Oct 21, 1779

Your Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Mr. William Blount
by leave to report that upon the examination of depositions, produced
by said Blount & Mr. Richard Spaight they find that an Election was
held at NewBern on the 25 & 26 days of June last for election a member
to represent the said Town of NewBern in General Assembly that the Poll
was opened about 10 of the clock in the forenoon, that the tickets were
received & put into a Tin Cannister withoug a top & that the said
Cannister at neither of the adjournments was sealed that a certain
David Thompson a soldier in the State Regiment and a certain Richard
A. Dowdy offered their tickets which were refused by the Sheriff the
tickets of the former because he was a soldier & that of the latter
because he had removed from NewBern to avoid the small pox

Your Committee further by leave to report that it appears by the 
confession of the said Blount & Spaight that many persons voted who
had no right to do so upon the whole your Committee are of opinion
that the Election was illegal & ought to be set aside all which is
Humbly submitted
                                 
                                      W Haywood C.man

Source: North Carolina Archives & History
        General Assembly Records
        Oct-Nov 1779
        House Com. Reports
        Committee of Priveldges & Elections
        Box 1

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