To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Carroll Brent, 8 June 1802
From Daniel Carroll Brent
June 8, 1800 [i.e. 1802]
Sir/
I take the liberty of announcing to you the issue of the election of yesterday—The votes stand thus. of those elected
1 | Danieal Carroll | 204 |
2 | Geo: Blagden | 202 |
3 | James Barry | 164 |
4 | Will: Brent | 157 |
5. | Benjn. More | 129 |
6 | James Hoban | 124 |
7. | Nicholas King | 124 |
8 | Saml. H Smith | 121. |
9 | Augt. B Woodard | 123 |
10 | Will Prout | 120 |
11 | Tho Peter | 115 |
12 | Jno Hewitt | 98 |
In haste, yrs Respy
Daniel C. Brent
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ: “Washington Common council.”
ELECTION OF YESTERDAY: under the 3 May 1802 act of Congress incorporating the city of Washington, the city council was to consist of 12 members elected annually on the first Monday of June. The votes were to be counted the following day in the presence of the district marshal ( , 2:195–7; Vol. 36:33). Results of the election were announced in the 9 June edition of the National Intelligencer, which identified Carroll, Blagden, More, King, Smith, and Hewitt as Republicans and added that “at least one, perhaps more of those which succeeded on the Federal ticket, are also Republican.”