The documents concern a legal case brought by John R. Kenan and John F. M. Welch contesting the election of John M. McClanahan and George D. Shortridge as Shelby County delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention. (The Alabama Secession Convention was held in Montgomery, Alabama, from January 7 to March 21, 1861. During this convention, Alabama formally seceded from the Union and authored the 1861 Alabama Constitution, also known as the "Secession Constitution.")
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RSG00248_f10_Q0000134988_Q0000134989
Title
The documents concern a legal case brought by John R. Kenan and John F. M. Welch contesting the election of John M. McClanahan and George D. Shortridge as Shelby County delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention. (The Alabama Secession Convention was held in Montgomery, Alabama, from January 7 to March 21, 1861. During this convention, Alabama formally seceded from the Union and authored the 1861 Alabama Constitution, also known as the "Secession Constitution.")
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Type
Text
Creator
Kenan, John R.; Welch, John F.M.
Date
1858 October
Format
election returns
Place
Shelby County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Luke Hamner
transcription
I Wilie H Pope Clerk of the circuit court of Shelby County State of Alabama do hereby certify that the opposite page of this leaf or half sheet contains & is a true copy of one of the papers contained in the package named in my answers to 4th ^&5th interrogatorys, there being two seperate sheets of paper composing said package inside of the envelope enclosing them, & the half sheet hereto attached contains & is a true copy of the other paper of said package, & said package which was sealed up when delivered to me as stated in my said answers to said interrogatories, besides the direction thereon quoted in my answers, had the following endorsements to wit: "Received this package Jany 1st 1861 N B Mardis" "Received of N B Mardis these returns 3rd day of January 1861 R H Brasher Jr" and which said package as soon as I received it & before opening it & en= dorsed as follows: "Recd of R H Brasher Jnr Jany 3/61 W H Pope clerk"- In witness of all which I hereto set my my name officially & affix my private seal having no seal of office at office in Columbiana this 25th day of January 1861.
Wilie H Pope (seal) Clerk as aforesaid
Pope Clks fee for this Trans $1.80
Exhibit [?] refered to in my [answer?] to 5th interrogatory Jany 25/61 Wilie H Pope J. T. Leeper R H Brasher attest N B Mardis Comr
Covenstion John R Kenan [77 counting marks] 77 John F M Welch [77 counting marks] 77 J M McClanahan [6 counting marks] 6 G D Shortridge [6 counting marks] 7
Sen John P Morgan [5 counting marks] 5 [space] Harrise [70 counting marks] 70
rep Rufus Allbrite [77 counting marks] 77 J C Blake [6 counting marks] 6
We the under signers managers of an election held at Precinct No 11 to elect representatives in the State Convention & Senator and representatives in the State legislator do hereby certif the foregoing to be the number of votes polled this 24th December 1860.
Henly Webster } M William G Fakner Bluford Moor
Clerks {J M Kent H M Stroner
Wilie H Pope (seal) Clerk as aforesaid
Pope Clks fee for this Trans $1.80
Exhibit [?] refered to in my [answer?] to 5th interrogatory Jany 25/61 Wilie H Pope J. T. Leeper R H Brasher attest N B Mardis Comr
Covenstion John R Kenan [77 counting marks] 77 John F M Welch [77 counting marks] 77 J M McClanahan [6 counting marks] 6 G D Shortridge [6 counting marks] 7
Sen John P Morgan [5 counting marks] 5 [space] Harrise [70 counting marks] 70
rep Rufus Allbrite [77 counting marks] 77 J C Blake [6 counting marks] 6
We the under signers managers of an election held at Precinct No 11 to elect representatives in the State Convention & Senator and representatives in the State legislator do hereby certif the foregoing to be the number of votes polled this 24th December 1860.
Henly Webster } M William G Fakner Bluford Moor
Clerks {J M Kent H M Stroner
Subject
Brasher, Richard H.;
Kenan, John R.;
Leeper, James T.;
Leeper, Samuel;
Mardis, Napoleon B.;
McClanahan, John M.;
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873;
Pledger, Willis M.;
Pope, Wilie H.;
Shortridge, George D.;
Welch, John F. M.;
Alabama. Constitutional Convention (1861);
Governors--Alabama;
Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865;
Elections--Alabama;
Secession--Alabama;
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Shelby County (Ala.)
Kenan, John R.;
Leeper, James T.;
Leeper, Samuel;
Mardis, Napoleon B.;
McClanahan, John M.;
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873;
Pledger, Willis M.;
Pope, Wilie H.;
Shortridge, George D.;
Welch, John F. M.;
Alabama. Constitutional Convention (1861);
Governors--Alabama;
Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865;
Elections--Alabama;
Secession--Alabama;
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Shelby County (Ala.)