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Original Date	1815
Title	1815 Memorial for Statehood
Full Title	Memorial of the legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Indiana Territory
Congress and session when document passed	Territorial Assembly
Description	Late in 1811 the Territorial Assembly forwarded a petition asking Congress to admit Indiana as an equal member of the Union. The petition was referred to a committee headed by Indiana's delegate, Jonathan Jennings. On March 31, 1812, the committee recommended admission when a territorial census indicated a population of 35,000. Apparently, Congress preferred to adhere to the provision of the Northwest Ordinance prescribing a minimum population of 60,000 for no action was taken. The outbreak of the second war with Britain discouraged further consideration of the matter. (1) The Assembly authorized a census on August 29, 1814, which was submitted to the House of Representatives on January 5, 1816. It showed a population of 63,897. (2) A second petition asking for statehood was approved by the Indiana legislature on December 11, 1815. It noted the results of the census and asked authority to hold a constitutional convention in May, 1816. The memorial asked for seven per cent of the proce
Date document signed	December 28, 1815
Document signed by	Dennis Pennington, Speaker of the House of Representatives David Robb, president of the Legislative Council
Size of Document (Length and Width)	8.1 in. x 10.2 in.
Number of Pages	7
Credit	Courtesy of National Archives
Document identifier/call number	HR 14A-F16.7, RG 233
Digital Date	2005
Original Repository	National Archives and Records Administration
Digital Publisher	IUPUI University Library
Format and Resolution	Full View: 400 dpi jpg 2000 ; Archived: 400 dpi tiff
Usage Statement	Permission granted for all nonprofit-making uses. For other use or high resolution image, contact Indiana Historical Bureau at 317-232-2535.
Digital Collection	Road to Indiana Statehood http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu/isc/

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Description	Part of 1815 Memorial for Statehood
Digital Collection	Road to Indiana Statehood http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu/isc/
Transcript	Memorial for Statehood - 1815 To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress Assembled.-- The Memorial of the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives, of the Indiana Territory, Assembled at the town of Corydon, in the Year eighteen hundred and fifteen, in behalf of their constituents, respectfully Sheweth.- That Whereas the ordinance of congress, for the Government, of this Territory, has provided, "That whenever there shall be sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, this Territory shall be admitted into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States." And Whereas by a census taken by the authority of the Legislature of this Territory, it appears from the returns that the number of free white inhabitants, exceeds Sixty thousand, we therefore pray the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives, in congress assembled, to order an election, to be

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