Manuscript petition to General Assembly in Newport against "Exorbatent interest"
[Newport: second Monday of September A.D., 1766. (Folio sheet approx. 11½" x 7¼"), in ink; some staining, the right margin erose with a few dropped letters, small hole at the intersection of previous folds; good. The political unrest preceding the American Revolution is exemplified in this document which complains of..... More