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CHARLES POLK, Gopernor Of the said State.
10 all persons to whom these presents shall come.
WHEREAS, on the first Tuesday Of October,
being the second day of that month, in the year of
our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twen-
y-seven, Elections Tor choice of Representative
of and for the said State, in the twentieth Congress
of the United States, in lieu of the Honorable Louis
NJ MLane, and to supply the vacancy in the Represen
tation OF this State, occasoned by his election To-,
and acceptance of, the Office Of Senator for this
State in the Senate of the United States for the term
of six years from the fourth day of March last past
were held according to the laws osad State. in the
several Counties thereof, in obedience TO wrs OF
election for that purpose issued And whereas,
o"eturns for the said elections, in due manner made
nut, signed and executed, have been delivered to
the, according to the laws of the said State, by the
respective Sheriis ofthe said Counties, and having
examined SAID returns, and enumerated and ascer
tanned the number of votes, for each and every
dldate OF person voted for as such Representative,
have found keasey Johns, Junior, Esquire to be
the person highest in vote, and therefore duly cleo
ted the Representative of, and for the said State, in
lieu of the Honorable Louis NJ Lane, and to supply
the vacancy in the Representation of this State for
the Twentieth Congress, in the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States.


|, the said Charles Polk, Governor aforesaid, do
therefore, according to the form of an act of the
oeneral Assembly OF the SAID State, IN such case
made and provided, declare the said Kensey Johns,
Junior, the person hg hest in vote at the election
aforesaid, and therefore duly elected the Represen
tative of and for the said State of Delaware TO sup
ply the vacancy aforesaid in the Twentieth Congress
Of the United States.


Given under my hand and the Grea


seal Seal Of the State, at Dover, this eleventh


s......S day of October, in the year of our Lor,
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-seven
and of the independence of the said State the Fifty
second


CHARLES POLK,


By the Govs srnor.


JOHN w. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.


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