Louisiana Secession Convention, Document. 2 items [photostatic copy]. None Rough draft of the Louisiana Ordinance of Secession prepared by John Perkins, Jr., and in the handwriting of Lemuel Conner. A letter (1936) by Lemuel P. Conner, Jr., of Natchez, Mississippi, explains the part his father had in writing the document. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 405.