Item #55326 Circular. To the suffrage men of Rhode Island. Fellow citizens...

Circular. To the suffrage men of Rhode Island. Fellow citizens...

[Providence: publisher not identified, n.d., 1842.]. Folio broadside (approx. 16" x 8"), text in a single column under which a list of 41 names in double column; near fine. "We whose names are hereto appended, were and still are, in favor of a constitutional form of government for the state of Rhode Island..." "Relates to two constitutions (People's and Landholders') 'now in the hands of the citizens'; supports Landholders' Constitution even though 'we yet voted from the People's Constitution; our object in so doing, was that a Constitution might at all events be given to the people'" (DeSimone and Schofield). OCLC locates Brown and NY Historical. DeSimone & Schofield 40 (adding R.I. and Newport Historical); not in American Imprints, Bartlett, or Sabin. Item #55326

Price: $350.00

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