Gov. Knight's address to the farmers of Rhode-Island. October, 1832
Providence: printed by Cranston & Hammond, [1832]. First edition, 8vo, pp. pp. 15, [1]; self-wrappers; stitched as issued; light spotting; corner of first leaf torn away (no loss of letterpress); all else very good. Knight, a former governor and now a U.S. Senator, explains his opposition to President Jackson's policies, in particular the decision not to re-charter the Bank of the United States and the forced migration of Indian tribes to the West. Knight was the ninth governor of Rhode Island, serving from 1817 to 1821. In 1821 he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate "to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Burrill, Jr.; he was reelected in 1823 as a Crawford Republican, in 1829 as an Anti-Jacksonian, and again in 1835 as a Whig, and served from January 9, 1821, to March 4, 1841" (Wikipedia). American Imprints 13276; Bartlett, p. 170; Kress C.3193. Not in Sabin. Item #55680
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