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Committee to receive sort and count the votes for Secretary, who, having attended that duty, reported that the whole number of votes was 18 [right margin] Secretary Necessary to constitute an election 10 Ebenezer Hutchinson had 17 James P. Vance 1 Ebenezer Hutchinson was then declared elected signified his acceptance and took and subscribed the oaths required by the Constitution before William T. Vaughn Esq authorized by Dedimus Potestatum [underlined]

[right margin] Message to Governor and Council that the Senate was organized [main body] Mr Cushman was charged with a message to the Governor and Council that the Senate was duly organized by the choice of Robert P. Dunlap President and Ebenezer Hutchinson Secretary.