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[John Balham] Afternoon, John Balham, Senator elect appeared and having been qualified by the Governor and Council took his seat.

[Convention councellors] Agreeably to assignment the two Houses of the Legislature met in Convention in the Representatives Chamber for the purpose of choosing Seven Counsellors for the present political year. Messrs Dennett, Kimball, Churchill, Smith, Pond, Goodenow, Mowry and Mitchell were appointed a Committee to receive sort and count the votes, who having attended to that duty reported that the whole number of votes given by the Constitution was 157 Necessary to constitute an election 79 Daniel Wood has 135 William Chadwick 138 Joel Wellington 147 Jonathan Thayer 95 Amos Patten 154 Samuel Whitney 95 Alanson Mellen 152 who were thereupon declared elected Counsellors

[Convention Secretary of State] The two Houses being still in convention proceeded agreeably to assignment to ballot for the choice of a Secretary of State for the present political year. Messrs Parsons, Emery, Davis, Cobb and Lord were appointed a Committee to receive sort and count the votes, who having attended that duty reported the whole number of votes given by the Convention to be 157 Necessary to constitute an election 79 Amos Nichols has 155 who was declared duly elected Secretary of State this Convention then separated.