Lord Abby (2 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Zoom Books Company, Lynden, WA, U.S.A.Zoom Books Company
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Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.
Published by [House of Representatives], Providence [Rhode Island], 1844
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. First edition. Single sheet, folded to make 4 octavo pages [paginated 1073 -1075]. 8vo. A scarce publication [OCLC lists no holdings]. Prints "Addenda No. 242: Arrests of Women- Statement by Mrs. Abbey H. Lord," about her arrest for violation of the militia law, signed [in type] "Abbey H. Lord/ Hon. E. Burke, Memb…er of Congress." Mrs. Abby H. Lord states, in part: "I send you a correct statement of the arrests of the women, and leave you to do as you see fit with it. I told him that I had no one to train in his company; that we were all Dorrites.". Also prints "Addenda No. 243: Copy of an indictment against Mrs. Abbey H. Lord" signed [in type] by "Joseph M. Blake. Attorney General [and] Walter Paine, Jr., Clerk." The Dorr Rebellion, named for its leader Thomas W. Dorr, took place in 1842. It was directed against the government of Rhode Island for its unconstitutional activities, including its failure to extend voting rights, enact a bill of rights, or reapportion the legislature. Moderate wear and creasing to text, two-inch narrow chip on spine (not affecting text), text is foxed and soiled, else a good copy Single sheet, folded to make 4 octavo pages [paginated 1073 -1075]. 8vo. Signed.
