On the 5th day of April 1792 the Convention continued:
"The Convention met according to Adjournment."
"Ordered, That Mr. Nicholas Lewis be appointed Serjeant at arms during the absence of Mr. Joshua Barbee."
"The Convention according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the whole to take into farther consideration the matters to them referred. Mr. Shelby was elected to the Chair and after sometime spent the President resumed the Chair and the Chairman reported that the committee of the whole had taken into their farther consideration the matters to them referred and made farther progress therein but not having time to go thro' the same had directed him to move for leave to sit again Tomorrow which was granted."
"Resolved That this Convention will Tomorrow again resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into farther consideration the matters to them referred."
"The Convention Adjourned till Tomorrow Morning 10 O'Clock."
A "Committee of the whole" continues. I have been unable to find a complete listing of the folks involved.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Monday, October 3, 2016
The Journal (4)
The next day...
"Wednesday the 4th day of April 1792"
"The Convention met according to Adjournment"
"The Convention according to the order of the day resolved itself into a Committee of the whole to take into farther consideration the matters to them referred. Mr. Garrard was elected to the Chair and after sometime the President resumed the Chair and the Chairman reported that the Committee of the whole had taken into their farther consideration the matters to them referred and had made some farther progress therein but not having time to go thro' the same had directed him to move for leave to sit again, which was granted."
"Resolved That this Convention will Tomorrow again resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into their farther consideration the matters to them referred."
Wonder what it would have been like to be a fly on the wall. Remember they were discussing "An Act concerning the erection of the District of Kentucky into an Independent State". This Act was passed 18th day of December 1789 by the Assembly of the State of Virginia. This Convention in Danville had been four years in the making.
"Wednesday the 4th day of April 1792"
"The Convention met according to Adjournment"
"The Convention according to the order of the day resolved itself into a Committee of the whole to take into farther consideration the matters to them referred. Mr. Garrard was elected to the Chair and after sometime the President resumed the Chair and the Chairman reported that the Committee of the whole had taken into their farther consideration the matters to them referred and had made some farther progress therein but not having time to go thro' the same had directed him to move for leave to sit again, which was granted."
"Resolved That this Convention will Tomorrow again resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into their farther consideration the matters to them referred."
Wonder what it would have been like to be a fly on the wall. Remember they were discussing "An Act concerning the erection of the District of Kentucky into an Independent State". This Act was passed 18th day of December 1789 by the Assembly of the State of Virginia. This Convention in Danville had been four years in the making.
Friday, September 2, 2016
The Journal (3)
The Journal continues:
"Tuesday the 3rd day of April 1792"
"The Convention met according to Adjournment."
"Sundry petitions from the County of Bourbon praying for certain principles to be engrafted into the Constitution were read and ordered to be referred to the Committee of the whole today."
Fayette County, one of the first three Kentucky counties formed in 1780, gave up its land in 1785 to form Bourbon County. Just three years after the Revolution, the folks around here still recognized their indebtedness to the French royal house of Bourbon who provided men and monies in this struggle for independence. [Fayette Co. named after Marquis d'Lafayette and Paris was to become the capital of this new county.]
"The Convention then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Convention to take into consideration the matter to them referred. Mr. Garrard was elected to the Chair, and after sometime the President resumed th Chair and the Chairman reported that the Committee of [the] whole had taken into consideration the matters to them referred and had made some progress therein, but not having time to go thro' the same had directed him to to move for leave to sit again Tomorrow which was granted."
"Resolved That this Convention will Tomorrow again resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into further consideration the matters to them referred."
"Tuesday the 3rd day of April 1792"
"The Convention met according to Adjournment."
"Sundry petitions from the County of Bourbon praying for certain principles to be engrafted into the Constitution were read and ordered to be referred to the Committee of the whole today."
Fayette County, one of the first three Kentucky counties formed in 1780, gave up its land in 1785 to form Bourbon County. Just three years after the Revolution, the folks around here still recognized their indebtedness to the French royal house of Bourbon who provided men and monies in this struggle for independence. [Fayette Co. named after Marquis d'Lafayette and Paris was to become the capital of this new county.]
"The Convention then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Convention to take into consideration the matter to them referred. Mr. Garrard was elected to the Chair, and after sometime the President resumed th Chair and the Chairman reported that the Committee of [the] whole had taken into consideration the matters to them referred and had made some progress therein, but not having time to go thro' the same had directed him to to move for leave to sit again Tomorrow which was granted."
"Resolved That this Convention will Tomorrow again resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into further consideration the matters to them referred."
Thursday, April 28, 2016
The Journal (2)
The Journal continues:
"On Motion Ordered that the rules and regulations for the government of the Convention of July 1789 be read and thereupon the same are adopted as the rules and regulations for the Government of this Convention."
The first act of the new state was to adopt the previous "rules and regulations" [under Virginia] that had been in place during the prior year.
"A letter from the Honble George Muter former President of a Convention to the President of this Convention inclosing certain Acts of Congress together with its inclosures were read & ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole Convention which to sit Tomorrow."
The newly formed Congress of these now united 13 colonies [plus Vermont formed 1791] had something to say about the formation and acceptance of any new State into these "United States". These "Acts of Congress" were read this day before all the folks attending.
"Resolved, That this Convention will Tomorrow resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Convention to take into consideration the matters to them referred."
"Ordered That the Act of Assembly of the State of Virginia passed the 18th day of December 1789 entitled 'An Act concerning the erection of the District of Kentucky into an Independent State' together with the resolution of the Convention passed the 30th day of June 1790 be referred to the Committee of the whole Tomorrow."
Additional orders were issued during this meeting involving the appointment of certain committees, a "Sarjeant at arms", and a "doorkeeper".
This days activities (day 2) was ended by the following motion:
"On Motion, Ordered that when this Convention doth adjourn, that it adjourn to the Presbyterian Meeting house adjoining Danville".
"On Motion Ordered that the rules and regulations for the government of the Convention of July 1789 be read and thereupon the same are adopted as the rules and regulations for the Government of this Convention."
The first act of the new state was to adopt the previous "rules and regulations" [under Virginia] that had been in place during the prior year.
"A letter from the Honble George Muter former President of a Convention to the President of this Convention inclosing certain Acts of Congress together with its inclosures were read & ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole Convention which to sit Tomorrow."
The newly formed Congress of these now united 13 colonies [plus Vermont formed 1791] had something to say about the formation and acceptance of any new State into these "United States". These "Acts of Congress" were read this day before all the folks attending.
"Resolved, That this Convention will Tomorrow resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Convention to take into consideration the matters to them referred."
"Ordered That the Act of Assembly of the State of Virginia passed the 18th day of December 1789 entitled 'An Act concerning the erection of the District of Kentucky into an Independent State' together with the resolution of the Convention passed the 30th day of June 1790 be referred to the Committee of the whole Tomorrow."
Additional orders were issued during this meeting involving the appointment of certain committees, a "Sarjeant at arms", and a "doorkeeper".
This days activities (day 2) was ended by the following motion:
"On Motion, Ordered that when this Convention doth adjourn, that it adjourn to the Presbyterian Meeting house adjoining Danville".
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Journal (1)
The first "Constitutional Convention" of Kentucky was held in Danville, April 2 to April 19, 1792. A "Journal" was kept of the meetings, which was reproduced by the State Bar Association of Kentucky for "Kentucky's Sesquicentennial Anniversary, June 1, 1942. On page 1, the first day's activities are recorded as follows:
"At a Convention begun and held at Danville in the County of Mercer on Monday the second day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and ninety-two."
[Boyle County was not to form for almost 1/2 century [1842] after this convention was held here in Danville. All legal and court records are located in Mercer County prior to 1842.]
"On which day being the day appointed by a resolution of a Convention held for the District of Kentucky on the Thirtieth day of July One Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety."
[This was the ninth convention that was held at Danville on Monday, July 26, 1790. George Muter was elected President, and Thomas Todd, was elected Clerk at this 9th meeting.]
" A Majority of the members having met and taken their Seats."
"Ordered That Mr. Thomas Todd be appointed Clerk to this Convention."
"The Honble Samuel McDowell was unanimously elected President"
Appointing "Clerk" and "President" was the first order of business. The Todd and McDowell families were continue their roles in the foundation of Danville. The front page of this source is shown below:
"At a Convention begun and held at Danville in the County of Mercer on Monday the second day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and ninety-two."
[Boyle County was not to form for almost 1/2 century [1842] after this convention was held here in Danville. All legal and court records are located in Mercer County prior to 1842.]
"On which day being the day appointed by a resolution of a Convention held for the District of Kentucky on the Thirtieth day of July One Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety."
[This was the ninth convention that was held at Danville on Monday, July 26, 1790. George Muter was elected President, and Thomas Todd, was elected Clerk at this 9th meeting.]
" A Majority of the members having met and taken their Seats."
"Ordered That Mr. Thomas Todd be appointed Clerk to this Convention."
"The Honble Samuel McDowell was unanimously elected President"
Appointing "Clerk" and "President" was the first order of business. The Todd and McDowell families were continue their roles in the foundation of Danville. The front page of this source is shown below:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The Creating of Kentucky
The text by James Rood Robertson contains the following in a footnote on p. 82 pertaining to the first action taken by the General Assembly of Virginia toward the formation of Kentucky as a State. [Henings Statues, Vol. 12, 37 ]
"Whereas it is represented to be the desire of the good people inhabiting the district known by the name of the Kentucky District that the same should be separated from this Commonwealth whereof it is a part and be formed into an independent member of the American Confederacy and it is judged by the General Assembly that such a partition of the Commonwealth is rendered expedient by the remoteness of the more fertile which must be the more populous part of the said district and by the interjacent impediment to a convenient and regular communication therewith, Be it enacted, "
"A convention was to be held at Danville on the fourth Monday of September made up of delegates from the seven counties, five from each. The call was to be posted twenty days and the election was to continue five days to give full opportunity for expression of opinion."
"The boundary was to be unchanged, the new State was to assume its just proportion of the debt, the lands of non-residents were not to be taxed above those of residents, grants of land by the new State were not to interfere with grants made by Virginia, lands set apart for soldiers were subject to grant only by Virginia, up to 1788, the use of the Ohio River to be common, and assent of United States Congress to the separation necessary."
Wow...what a deal...all to happen at a convention to be held at Danville! Historic Danville...indeed it is.
"Whereas it is represented to be the desire of the good people inhabiting the district known by the name of the Kentucky District that the same should be separated from this Commonwealth whereof it is a part and be formed into an independent member of the American Confederacy and it is judged by the General Assembly that such a partition of the Commonwealth is rendered expedient by the remoteness of the more fertile which must be the more populous part of the said district and by the interjacent impediment to a convenient and regular communication therewith, Be it enacted, "
"A convention was to be held at Danville on the fourth Monday of September made up of delegates from the seven counties, five from each. The call was to be posted twenty days and the election was to continue five days to give full opportunity for expression of opinion."
"The boundary was to be unchanged, the new State was to assume its just proportion of the debt, the lands of non-residents were not to be taxed above those of residents, grants of land by the new State were not to interfere with grants made by Virginia, lands set apart for soldiers were subject to grant only by Virginia, up to 1788, the use of the Ohio River to be common, and assent of United States Congress to the separation necessary."
Wow...what a deal...all to happen at a convention to be held at Danville! Historic Danville...indeed it is.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Act of Separation 1785 (7)
The final part of this letter continues:
"In this Address we have discarded the complimentary stile of adulation & insincerity- it becomes Freemen when speaking to Freemen, to imploy the plain, manly unadorned Language of Independence.....September 23d 1785"
The individuals who signed this document that I have been able to find are: 1) John Coburn, 2) William Kennedy, 3) George Muter, 4) Samuel McDowell, and 5) Levi Todd.
This petition was sent to committee at the General Assembly of Virginia 14th November 1785.
This documentation taken from: Petitions of The Early Inhabitants of Kentucky To The General Assembly of Virginia 1769 to 1792, by James Rood Robertson, John P. Morton & Company, 1914. pp. 79 - 82.
"In this Address we have discarded the complimentary stile of adulation & insincerity- it becomes Freemen when speaking to Freemen, to imploy the plain, manly unadorned Language of Independence.....September 23d 1785"
The individuals who signed this document that I have been able to find are: 1) John Coburn, 2) William Kennedy, 3) George Muter, 4) Samuel McDowell, and 5) Levi Todd.
This petition was sent to committee at the General Assembly of Virginia 14th November 1785.
This documentation taken from: Petitions of The Early Inhabitants of Kentucky To The General Assembly of Virginia 1769 to 1792, by James Rood Robertson, John P. Morton & Company, 1914. pp. 79 - 82.
Monday, January 4, 2016
An Act of Separation 1785 (6)
The petition continues:
"We firmly rely, that the undiminished Lustre of that Spark, which kindled the flame of Liberty, and guided the United States of America to Peace & Independence, will direct the Honourable Body, to whom we Appeal for redress of Manifest grievances, to embrace the Singular Occasion, reserved for them, by Devine Providence; to Originate a precedent, which may Liberalize the Policy of Nations and lead to the emancipation of enslaved millions.-"
Almost to the end...what a group of individuals to join in this petition. Will try and identify the signers who are from Jefferson, Fayette, Lincoln, and Nelson counties in the "district of Kentucky" 1785.
"We firmly rely, that the undiminished Lustre of that Spark, which kindled the flame of Liberty, and guided the United States of America to Peace & Independence, will direct the Honourable Body, to whom we Appeal for redress of Manifest grievances, to embrace the Singular Occasion, reserved for them, by Devine Providence; to Originate a precedent, which may Liberalize the Policy of Nations and lead to the emancipation of enslaved millions.-"
Almost to the end...what a group of individuals to join in this petition. Will try and identify the signers who are from Jefferson, Fayette, Lincoln, and Nelson counties in the "district of Kentucky" 1785.
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