Kentucky resolution, 1822.

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Kentucky resolution, 1822.

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The resolution is a two-page document signed by Secretary of State, J. Cabell Breckinridge. It stated its purpose to be "preservation of harmony between this state and the adjoining non-slavery states."

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Kentucky. General Assembly

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Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell, 1788-1823.

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Kentucky. Secretary of State (1820-1823 : Breckinridge)

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In 1822, Secretary of State Joseph C. Breckinridge signed a resolution authorizing a request to be sent to the governors of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to appoint commissioners to discuss fugitive slaves from Kentucky. The resolution also authorized the Kentucky governor to appoint two "fit persons" to represent the state once he had been informed that one or more of the other governors had appointed representatives. From the description of Kentucky resolution, 1822. (Indiana Histori...