How West Virginia was Made: Proceedings of the First Convention of the People of Northwestern Virginia at Wheeling, May 13, 14 and 15, 1861, and the Journal of the Second Convention of the People of Northwestern Virginia at Wheeling, which Assembled, June 11th 1861 ...Virgil Anson Lewis News-Mail Company, Public Printer, 1909 - Всего страниц: 337 |
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action adopted amendment appointed assembled body Boreman boundaries BURDETT Caldwell called CARLILE Chester D citizens Commissioners Committee on Business Committee on Credentials Commonwealth Confederate Congress Constitution Convention adjourned Crane Daily Intelligencer Daniel Lamb Daniel Polsley Declaration division DORSEY duty Eastern election expression FARNSWORTH favor gentleman from Harrison ginia Governor Harrison county House of Delegates Hubbard Jackson James John June LAMB Legislature Lewis loyal Marion Mason Mason county meet ment Monongalia motion moved Northwestern Virginia o'clock oath object offered the following Ordinance of Secession Paxton Pierpont Polsley present President Preston Preston County proceeded proposed proposition purpose question rebellion represented Resolved Richmond Secretary Senate separation session Sherrard Clemens Smith STUART submitted taken Taylor county tion Union United Upshur vention vote Waitman West Virginia Western Virginia Wetzel Willey William WINKLE withdraw Wood county yeas and nays
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