Provisional Government of the State of Kentucky, Journal

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Accession Number

KYR-0004-033-0001

Document Genre

Journal

Repository

Filson Historical Society

Collection

Kentucky Confederate Provisional Government Journal

Item Location

p. 3-6

Place of Creation

Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

18 November 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-11-18

1861-11-19

1861-11-20

1861-10-29

1861-10-30

1861-10-31

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Proceedings of the Convention held at RussellvilleNov^r 18^th19^th & 20^th 1861

Pursuant to a call issued by the Southern Conference held in Russellville on the 29.^th30^th and 31^st days of October, 1861, the people of Kentucky assembled in Convention at Russellville on Monday November 18^th 1861 to take into consideration the unfortunate condition of the State and devise if possible, some means of preserving the independence of the commonwealth, and their liberties

The Convention assembled in [ ] College at 10 O'Clock A. M. and was called to order by Hon H. C. Burnett, of Trigg County, after which a permanent organization was had by the unanimous election of the following Officers

President Henry C. Burnett of Trigg County
Secretary R. M^cKee of Louisville
Assistant Secretary^s T. L. Burnett T. S. Bryan
Door Keeper W. M. Clark of Logan County
Chaplain Rev. Mr Thomas of [ ] County

On motion of P. B. Thompson of Mercer County the rules of the House of Representatives of the Kentucky Legislature, as far as applicable, were adopted for the government of the Convention.

On motion of George W. Johnson the Convention went into Secret Session.

The following names were reported from the various Counties as Members of the Convention

Anderson County	J. H. D. M^cKee Jas. A M^cBrayer
Boyle "	J. H M^cBride
Breckenridge "	J. T. Morehead. A. H. Peyton
Barren "	J. P. Bates R. W. Thomas N A. Thomas
"	W H. Edwards Jas. Evans W. F. Bell [ ] Clark, Marius Lisle.
County of M^cLane	J. L. Gregory, Jno. J. [Devin]
Washington	R. A Breckenridge
Marshall	D^r E. C Dyers J. C. Gilbert
Woodford	J. H. Arnett S. Lyon Tho^s. Steele
Lyons	Giles L. Cobb W. B. Machen R L. Cobb G. R.. Merritt
Oldham	Owen Dorsey J. P. Miller J. B. Gathrig

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County of Jefferson	B. H. Hornsby Jack Jones
" " "	H. C Merriwether G. Malcolm
" " Henderson	R. P. Duncan J. W. Crockett Owen Glass
" " Monroe	Z. M^cDaniel
" " Jessamine	W. H M^cDaniel
" " Caldwell	J. M. Pierce W. N. Gaither
" " Mercer	P. B. Thompson
" " Scott	G. W JohnSon
" " Livingston	C Bennett
" " Meade	D^r M^cCarty
" " Franklin	J. L. Gibbons A. T. Dudley G. B. Burnley
" " Crittenden	W^m Wallace P. C. Barnett T. T. Barnett
" " Hopkins	L. M. Lowe A. R. Bradley, W. L. Jenkins
" " Hardin	W^m Johnston G. W. Maxon R. S. Forde
" " Grayson	J. J. Cunningham
" " Kenton	D. P. Buckner, A Madeira
" " Logan	W. A. Byrne J. M. Beal, W. M. Clark
" " "	W. B. Morton Jr. Herman Wood
" " "	J. W Malone C. N. Pendleton E. C. Watson
" " "	W. P. Evans, D. G. Gooch
" " Bourbon	W. R. Cunningham W. P. Bramblett
" " Marion	L. M. Ray W. E. Ray
" " Trimble	W. D. Ray J. T. NewKirk
" " Todd	D. M. Christian, C. W. Bailey C. W. Nan
" " "	S. W. Kennedy J. A. Russell
" " "	W. B. Harrison, T. W. Kimbrough
" " "	J. P. Bellensly F. A. Anderson N. E. Kay
" " "	L. Arnold, B. R. Hester, J. Richmond
" " "	W. Henry, T. Landry, M. G. Kimbrough
" " "	J. Small, J T. Clark G. Terry
" " "	L. W. Garth, S. Small, J. B. Estes
" " "	G. W. Cash J. T. C. Moore J. W. Chiles
" " Ballard	W. M. Coffee, W. T. Owsley J. H. Bowmans
" " Trigg	R Wooldridge W. H. Martin
" " "	Andrew Cunningham, Robert M^cKee
" " "	H. C. Burnett A. H. Peston
" " M^cCracken	W. G. Bullitt A. T. Williams
" " "	Alfred Boyd H. L. Jones A T. ThompSon
" " Warren	T. D Blackburn Jno. Burnam C M^cKinsey
" " Simpson	W. J. Williams M. B. Clarke
" " Spencer	T. L. Burnett
City of Louisville
" " 1^st Dist	E. D. Ricketts
" " 2^nd "	J. A. Penton J. G. P. Hooe G. P. Talbott
" " 3^rd "	Blanton Duncan
" " 4^th "	R. M^cKee John Joyce H. W. Bruce
" " Union	Capt Barnett [ ] Phillips
" " "	R. D. Spalding B M Winston

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County of Union	W. Payne
" " Muhlenburg	W W Ward R. Russell
" " Nelson	W. E. Minor J C Brodhead
" " Owen	J. J. Conover Jr
" " Henry	B. W. Jenkins W. A. Shuck
" " Hart	H S. Showdy J. J. Graves W. W. Thompson
" " Boone	S. S. Scott
" " Carroll	H. L. Giltner
" " Gallatin	J. J. Greene
" " Christian	Jno. J. Thomas, Jno F Bell, S. Edwards
" " "	H. S. Sypert, T. S. Bryan Jas. W. Moore
" " "	Isaac Sanders S. G. Buckner, Ben Perry
" " "	L. H. Chilton Henry Lavall D^r J. Wheeler
Shelby	Richard Long
Calloway	T. M. Jones G. W. Wills D. Matthewson
" " "	P. M. Boaz J. S. Gardner W. S. Rouland
" " "	W. Gardner JS. ~~[...]~~H Parden T. W Doodds
" " "	H. H. Miller P. S. Hamlen A. J Beal
" " "	W. T. Mathis A. D. Halsapple S. D. Bowers
" " "	W H. Curd S. Halsapple A. J. Halland
" " "	J. W. Robertson A. S. Thompson J. C M^cCurtain
" " "	R. C. Linn, W. J. Calhoun Joel H. Card
" " "	Robert Wilkensen, R. Grogan, Peter Williams
" " "	A. Wessen C. A. Duncan, J. W. Russell,
" " "	W M Chandler
" " Davies	Rev J. S. Scobee Geo W. Triplett,
" " "	[ ] Noel [ ] Hawes
" " Taylor	D. Willock
" " Fulton	R. D. Alexander W. J. Lunsford
" " "	R. C. Prather A. D. Kingman
" " Metcalfe	E. R. Woodford
" " Graves	W. S. Stevens A. R. Boone Henry M. Rose
" " "	John Ridgway Ja^s. Scopp John Pirtle
" " "	J. D. Scopp, L. S. Slayden
" " Nicholas	Eli M. Bruce
" " Hancock	W. T. Hawes
" " Bullit	Phil Lee
" " Campbell	R. E. Pitt G. B. Hodge
" " Fayett	R. J. Breckenridge
" " Mason	T B. Darragh
" " Montgomery	S. D. Everett
" " Woodford	J. H. Smith

On motion of G. W. Johnson of Scott County a committee of ten was appointed to report business for the consideration of the Convention The President constituted the committee as follows: G. W. Johnson W. B. Machen, J. W. Crockett J. P. Bates P. B. Thompson, T. L. Burnett, H. W. Bruce J. L. Gibbons
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J. H. D. M^cKee and H. L. Giltner. By a vote of the Convention the President (H. C. Burnett) was added to the Committee.

The Convention then took a recess until 7 O'Clock P. M.

Evening Session

The Convention re-assembled at 7 O'Clock. The President being absent John Barnam of Warren County was called to the chair

The business committee reported progress, and asked leave to sit again which was granted- It being intimated informally to the Convention that the Committee were in favor of organizing at once a Provisional Government for the State of Kentucky and would so report a resolution was introduced declaring it as the sense of the convention that such a government should now be organized which after some discussion was adopted

And then the Convention adjourned

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