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CHARLES POLK, Gorernor of the said State
TO 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 |
ty-sevcn, Elections for choice of Represent five
Of and for the said State, p the twentieth Congress
of the United States, in lieu Of the Honorable Louis
M'Lane, and TO supply the vacancy in the Represen
tation OF this State occasoDed 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 ,rch last past,
were held according the laws Of said State, in the
several Counties thereof, in Obedience to writs OF
election for thlt purpose issued Ani whereas,
eturns tor 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 Sherfs of the said Counties, ani having
examined SAID returns, and enumerated and ascer
tanned the number OF votes, for each and every
didae or person voted for as such Representative,
have found kensey 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 MLane, 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 act ci the
General Assembly Of the said State in such case
made and provided, declare the said kensey ohns
Junior, the person highest in vote at the election
Aforesaid, and therefore duly elected the Represen
tatve of and for the said State of Delaware sup
ply hevacancy aforesaid in the Twentieth Congress
Of the United States


Given under my hand and the Grca


Seal. Saa! of the State, at Dover, this eevent


Ss.,S day of October. in the year Of our Lor
One thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty ysevei
and of the independence Of the said State the filt.
second,


CHARLES POLK,
, By the Gore rnor


JOHV N. CLAYT)N, Secretary Of State.


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