Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-21
TO THlE EDfroRs oF 80 rA.oulprp

RlcnmowD, Feb I'm 1885.
oENTLfMEN-Under expectation that the state
ment OF our Senator, Henry e. Watkins ESQ ,eiot;r
10 instructions from each of the counties of his District
would De inserted in your paper aud that there would
" no necessity Tor separate statement to Prince Ed
ward, nave, until now, delayed sending YOU one for
that county. now request you to insert the ;lo,,n
= received from the gentlemen composing the Com.
h'iee OF Instructions in the county of Prince Edward
Two Communications the last Of which was publs hc i,
your paper of the 23d December informing me t,at
four hundred and seven names had bern ,6,a;nol q,
te Letters OF Instructions Of which number seven bad
ana doubtful names stricken off bv the Clerl ond
commissioning of the Revenue TO whom one of the lists
Voithnng thIry-six namcs) referred by The Com.
mIttec of Instructions; leaving on the ei,crs oc I'M
siructons four hundred names On the 23d of Janna
~; also received communication from eighteen high
Respectable gentlemen Ga copy of which 10 hereto an
neXed) informing me that forty-one names had beon
stricken from the Letters Of Instruction at the feo,c
~ me signers On comparing the papers of Instruction
win the Clerk S and Commissioners lists of voters
hnd the following to be the results
"noie number OF resident voters, as per Commits
Soi!'I HsL ..'..................... 2GS
add for names on instruction papers but moi found
on the Commissioner list Of voters ........... %
Deduct returned insolvcnt by the Sheriff To the A,
"''o N'ice' '''..'.. ......................
Whole number Of names, resilient anil non.yesi. 900
Deduct V ns instruction ,;oG papers Pa 400
Names directed by signcrs 10 be stricken oil, II
500
Number Of resident voters who did not sign inslruo.
'.i"' ..................... 4q7
Number OF voters resultant 0nd 4io8.ycsiieny vino
ulu sign instructions, ........................ 35G
Less Than majority instructng, by .......... ~
Accorohg 70 the Clerks list there arc of resultant
ty"Is, 80 Observation-Disclosures. GEO
Add names found on instruction papers. but not on
Clerks list Of resident voters ............... 60
n.,..,.. ~
y,.,. . IA
Whole number Of signers, ytsdcnt anil non-
Ci, Tor names found twice ON Instructions
"" ioI names directed to be stricken off III "A 35G
Number Of resilient voters who did not sign inslruc.
AZ 20 .''' .....s...............
Nuhper Of Fc'idem and HOR.residcDf voters who did
''''''.s..' ..'............ 25G
Z
Less Than majority instrueiinF BY ............ 10
~ WI" nc seen by The two statements made above fse
not ono has been added 60 the number nf voc,s cot
'uc as are found on The Letters Of Instructions and ~
we Iss OF voters furnished BY tie Commissioner Of
ple revenue and the Clerk OF the county Nor I,s,ne
Deen stricken from the list Of Instructions oyet fl
names, found twice inserted and forty.onc ,el,oe -
wore directed 10 be stricken onor has sinolo o,ore
st"eH voter been counted in making No the aogres,,,
hDcr on voters, except such had actually s5gned IN
i"ouohs; so that every nonresident vote taken into
c eSma'e has been 10 the advantage Of the instruction
ASA DUPUY.
4, PTSoE EnwARD & H. 10Th January. fs35.
tenfy r. Watkins and .!sa DuDuv Es0Dir,e
UbNfIEnEN; We now enclose 10 YOU the names Of
"'y''hf individuals who have signed of heir nance