Executive journal, 1851-1855.

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Executive journal, 1851-1855.

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This journal documents Governor Lazarus W. Powell's official actions, which include appointing and accepting resignations from civil officials and militia officers; granting pardons and reprieves, and remitting fines; approving expenditures; communicating with the General Assembly; and approving and rejecting legislation. Included are transcripts of the governor's 1851 and 1854 messages to the General Assembly, in which he describes the status of the state's finances, and the school and prison systems. The 1851 message also proclaims Kentucky's loyalty to the Union and support for the Compromise of 1850, recently enacted by the United States Congress. Also included is the governor's ratification of a death sentence passed on a female slave accused of arson; he had earlier delayed the hanging, until an inquest proved her claim that she was pregnant to be false.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Powell, L. W. 1812-1867.

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Kentucky. Militia

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Kentucky. General Assembly

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