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Reuel WIlliams 7 Mark Dennett 2 [1827]

Third ballot - Whole number of votes 16 Necessary to constitute an election 9 Robert P. Dunlap has 9

Reuel Williams 7 Mark Dennett 1

Fourth ballot - Whole number of votes17 Necessary to constitute an election 9 Robert P. Dunlap has 9 Reuel Williams 7 Mark Dennett 1

Robert P. Dunlap was thereupon declared duly elected President of the Senate, signified his acceptance in an address to the Senate and took the chair -

on motion a Committtee was appointed to receive, sort and count the votes for a Secretary who having attended that duly reported that the whole number of votes was 17

[Secretary chosen]

necessary to constitute an election 9 Ebenezer Hutchinson had 12 Seba Smith Jr 5 Ebenezer Hutchinson was then declared elected, notified by Mr Southwick & appeared signified his acceptance and took & subscribed the oaths required by the Constitution to qualify him to enter upon the duties of the office, before William T. Vaughan Esq. authorized by Dedimus Potestatem