Item #55274 An address to the farmers of Rhode-Island, on the subject of the general election of officers, in April, 1828. By a Farmer. Anon.

An address to the farmers of Rhode-Island, on the subject of the general election of officers, in April, 1828. By a Farmer

Providence: H. H. Brown, printer, 1828. First edition, 8vo, pp. 12; self-wrappers, stitched, as issued; uncut; a few spots on the title; very good. Warns of the dangers of the "monied aristocracy" and urges voters "to give your undivided support to...the Landowner's Prox, by whatever name it may be called," and to support the State's current system of indirect taxation (on imported goods, luxury items, profits, levying license fees, &c.) as a way to lessen the direct tax upon land. American Imprints 31893; Bartlett, p. 8; Sabin 70529. Item #55274

Price: $150.00

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