1842 · Providence
by Constitutional Convention, Fenner, James, president & Henry Y. Cranston, vice-president; Thomas A. Jenckes and Henry Bowen, secretaries
Providence: Knowles & Vose, 1842. 8vo, pp. 24; removed from binding, wrappers wanting, lightly toned, last 2 leaves miscreased; all else very good. The first legally binding Rhode Island constitution, adopted overwhelmingly via referendum in November of 1842 (although with a low voter turnout). It was created in response to the Dorrite "People's Constitution, following the failure of an earlier draft. Not in American Imprints or Bartlett; Sabin 70572. (Inventory #: 60683)