Peoples Constitution (1 results)
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More imagesPublished by Providence, 1841
Seller: David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.David M. Lesser, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerElephant folio sheet folded to 15-1/4" x 21-1/2." [4] pp. Old folds, light foxing. Good+. The "Proposed Constitution," adopted at "the Convention of the People" on 18 November 1841 is printed. It would grant the suffrage to "Every white male" adult. Articles favoring its adoption are printed, along with Rhode Island's 1790 Decla…ration of Rights. Articles on national and local political affairs, plus numerous advertisements, are also printed. In 1843 Thomas Dorr was arrested at the offices of the Republican Herald for high treason.
