Dear Joshua:
I am trying to bring this issue to the attention of the NARA and I don’t know who else to contact.
In short, The attesting signature of Charles Denison, Clerk of the House on the Connecticut May 1813 House Journal is not his signature, no even close. A state legislative journal is only valid for Article V purposes if it bears the authentic signatures of the officers legally required to attest it. If the attesting signature is not genuine, the document is not an official act of the legislature, and therefore cannot be used to prove or disprove a state’s action on a constitutional amendment. I was given all of his authentic signatures from 1810 through 1813 by an Archivist friend at the Connecticut State Archives. Comparison signature plate is attached to this email.
We have the same problem on the Connecticut Committee Report regarding TONA “Titles of Nobility amendment”. The Signature of Theodore Dwight, Chairman of the committee is not his signature. I had this checked by a forensic handwriting expert. Comparison signature plate is attached.
This seems to mean that Connecticut has no valid documents to support the three certifications claiming “Do not ratify” on file in the unratified box at NARA. Yet, on the Executive branch side we have overwhelming evidence that Connecticut did initially ratify the amendment on May 28, 1813, and about a year later began to claim that it did not ratify. To this end I sent the following to my Congresswoman Lateefah Simon. Any help you can lend with regard to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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Dear Congresswoman Simon:
This communication is respectfully submitted as a petition for redress under the First Amendment. Pursuant with the incomplete information I was provided by the CRS through former Congress Woman Barbara Lee’s office.
https://usge13.com/files/CRS_MEMO.pdf
Given the constitutional importance of this subject, I believe both Congress and the public deserve access to the full body of authenticated state and federal records.
I am formally requesting that the following certified records be entered into the Congressional record. I will forward copies of the certifications to your office upon request.
- January 12, 1814, circular announcing the adoption of the titles of nobility amendment.
https://usge13.com/files/3.png
- October 20, 1816, letter from Dept. of State announcing, “Upon due examination of this subject, it has been ascertained that the requisite number of state authorities have adopted the proposition and it has thus become a part of the Constitution”.
https://usge13.com/files/1816.png
- December 2, 1817, letter, Dept. of State noting the amendment had been adopted.
https://usge13.com/files/61.png
- May 1813 Connecticut House journal noting the suspected non-authentic signature of Charles Denison Clerk of the House.
https://usge13.com/files/CTHOUSE2.pdf
- Connecticut committee report, May 1813 noting the signature of Theodore Dwight, chairman of the committee suspect of being non-authentic.
https://usge13.com/files/CTCOMMITTEE.pdf
- June 2, 1813, letter from John Cotton Smith, Governor stating “Resolution Adopted.
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