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Roger S. Baldwin Connecticut Delegation

Robbins Battell Connecticut Delegation

Chauncey F. Cleveland Connecticut Delegation

Charles J. McCurdy Connecticut Delegation

James T. Pratt Connecticut Delegation

Amos S. Treat Connecticut Delegation

Daniel M. Bates Delaware Delegation

William Cannon Delaware Delegation

John W. Houston Delaware Delegation

Henry Ridgely Delaware Delegation

George B. Rodney Delaware Delegation

Burton C. Cook Illinois Delegation

Stephen T. Logan Illinois Delegation

John M. Palmer Illinois Delegation

Thomas J. Turner Illinois Delegation

John Wood Illinois Delegation

Erastus W. H. Ellis Indiana Delegation

Pleasant A. Hackleman Indiana Delegation

Godlove S. Orth Indiana Delegation

Thomas C. Slaughter Indiana Delegation

Caleb B. Smith Indiana Delegation

Samuel H. Curtis Iowa Delegation

James W. Grimes Iowa Delegation

James Harlan Iowa Delegation

William Vandever Iowa Delegation

H. J. Adams Kansas Delegation

Martin F. Conway Kansas Delegation

Thomas Ewing, jr. Kansas Delegation

J. C. Stone Kansas Delegation

Joshua F. Bell Kentucky Delegation

William O. Butler Kentucky Delegation

James B. Clay Kentucky Delegation

James Guthrie Kentucky Delegation

Charles S. Morehead Kentucky Delegation

Charles A. Wickliffe Kentucky Delegation

Stephen Coburn Maine Delegation

William P. Fessenden Maine Delegation

Stephen C. Foster Maine Delegation

Ezra B. French Maine Delegation

Lot M. Morrill Maine Delegation

Freeman H. Morse Maine Delegation

John J. Perry Maine Delegation

Daniel E. Somes Maine Delegation

Augustus W. Bradford Maryland Delegation

John W. Crisfield Maryland Delegation

John F. Dent Maryland Delegation

William T. Goldsborough Maryland Delegation

Benjamin C. Howard Maryland Delegation

Reverdy Johnson Maryland Delegation

J. Dixon Roman Maryland Delegation

Charles Allen Massachusetts Delegation

George S. Boutwell Massachusetts Delegation

Theophilus P. Chandler Massachusetts Delegation

Francis B. Crowninshield Massachusetts Delegation

John M. Forbes Massachusetts Delegation

John Z. Goodrich Massachusetts Delegation

Richard P. Waters Massachusetts Delegation

Aylett H. Buckner Missouri Delegation

John D. Coalter Missouri Delegation

Alexander W. Doniphan Missouri Delegation

Harrison Hough Missouri Delegation

Waldo P. Johnson Missouri Delegation

Levi Chamberlain New Hampshire Delegation

Asa Fowler New Hampshire Delegation

Amos Tuck New Hampshire Delegation

William C. Alexander New Jersey Delegation

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen New Jersey Delegation

Charles S. Olden New Jersey Delegation

Rodman M. Price New Jersey Delegation

Joseph F. Randolph New Jersey Delegation

Robert F. Stockton New Jersey Delegation

Thomas J. Stryker New Jersey Delegation

Peter D. Vroom New Jersey Delegation

Benjamin Williamson New Jersey Delegation

Greene C. Bronson New York Delegation

Erastus Corning New York Delegation

William E. Dodge New York Delegation

David Dudley Field New York Delegation

Addison Gardner New York Delegation

Francis Granger New York Delegation

Amaziah B. James New York Delegation

John A. King New York Delegation

William Curtis Noyes New York Delegation

James C. Smith New York Delegation

James S. Wadsworth New York Delegation

John E. Wool New York Delegation

Daniel M. Barringer North Carolina Delegation

George Davis North Carolina Delegation

John M. Morehead North Carolina Delegation

David S. Reid North Carolina Delegation

Thomas Ruffin North Carolina Delegation

Franklin C. Backus Ohio Delegation

Salmon P. Chase Ohio Delegation

Thomas Ewing Ohio Delegation

William S. Groesbeck Ohio Delegation

Reuben Hitchcock Ohio Delegation

Valentine B. Horton Ohio Delegation

C. P. Wolcott Ohio Delegation

John C. Wright Ohio Delegation

Thomas E. Franklin Pennsylvania Delegation

Augustus W. Loomis Pennsylvania Delegation

William McKennan Pennsylvania Delegation

William M. Meredith Pennsylvania Delegation

James Pollock Pennsylvania Delegation

Thomas White Pennsylvania Delegation

David Wilmot Pennsylvania Delegation

Samuel Ames Rhode Island Delegation

Samuel G. Arnold Rhode Island Delegation

George H. Browne Rhode Island Delegation

Alexander Duncan Rhode Island Delegation

William W. Hoppin Rhode Island Delegation

Josiah M. Anderson Tennessee Delegation

Robert L. Carruthers Tennessee Delegation

Alvin Cullom Tennessee Delegation

Isaac R. Hawkins Tennessee Delegation

William P. Hickerson Tennessee Delegation

George W. Jones Tennessee Delegation

Thomas Martin Tennessee Delegation

R. J. McKinney Tennessee Delegation

Samuel Milligan Tennessee Delegation

William H. Stephens Tennessee Delegation

A. W. O. Totten Tennessee Delegation

F. K. Zollicoffer Tennessee Delegation

H. Henry Baxter Vermont Delegation

Lucius E. Chittenden Vermont Delegation

Hiland Hall Vermont Delegation

Broughton D. Harris Vermont Delegation

Levi Underwood Vermont Delegation

John W. Brockenbrough Virginia Delegation

William C. Rives Virginia Delegation

James A. Seddon Virginia Delegation

George W. Summers Virginia Delegation

John Tyler Virginia Delegation

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Sessions (24)

04 February 1861

The Conference elected a temporary Chairman and Secretary, organized itself, decided not to admit reporters, and appointed a committee on rules and organization to report rules for the governance of the Conference. Delegates appeared from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.

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05 February 1861

The Committee on Rules and Organization made a report. The first section recommended the election of John Tyler as President and Crafts J. Wright as Secretary of the Conference, which was duly adopted. The second section, recommending rules for the governance of the Conference, was postponed until the following day. It was resolved to open meetings of the Conference with prayer.

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06 February 1861

The Committee on Credentials made a report. The Conference resolved that the Secretary be authorized to appoint assistants. The remaining section of the report of the Committee on Rules and Organization was considered. The majority of the rules were adopted, but those concerning secrecy and alternative proposals were recommitted to the Committee. A committee of one from each State was appointed to consider the resolutions of all the States and make a report recommending action for the Conference.

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07 February 1861

Four assistant secretaries were appointed. A message from the President asked the members of the Convention to call on him at 11.00, which was agreed. The Committee on Credentials made a second report. The Committee on Rules and Organization reported a resolution to provide for financing the printing which had been ordered, which was agreed by the Convention. The members of the Committee on Resolutions were announced. The Committee on Rules and Organization reported a new secrecy rule, which was adopted.

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08 February 1861

The Committee on Credentials made a third report. Three delegates were added to the Committee on Resolutions. Mr. Guthrie requested that the time allowed for the report of the Committee on Resolutions be extended until Monday, which was granted. The President was requested to issue cards of admission to members and officers of the Convention. The secrecy rule was clarified.

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09 February 1861

The Committee on Credentials made a fourth report. Mr. Tuck submitted resolutions, which were read and referred to the Committee on Resolutions.

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11 February 1861

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14 February 1861

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20 February 1861

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