Petition from the Kentucky Convention to Congress
2/1788
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After the Revolutionary War, some of the original thirteen states had no western boundary. The District of Kentucky (then part of Virginia) sought to be “a Sovereign Independent State.” Their petition threatened that “should we be unsuccessful in this application, we shall not consider ourselves in any manner answerable for the future conduct of our Constituents.”
This primary source comes from the Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.
National Archives Identifier: 2442408
Full Citation: Petition from the Kentucky Convention to Congress ; 2/1788; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/petition-from-the-kentucky-convention-to-congress, March 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
