A concise history, of the efforts to obtain an extension of suffrage in Rhode Island from the year 1811 to 1842 . Second edition

Frieze, Jacob

Published by Benjamin F. Moore, printer, Providence, 1842

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. [9], 6-171, [1]; original green cloth-backed green paper-covered boards, stamped "R.I. Suffrage Question." in black on the upper cover; occasional spotting and foxing; all else very good. This copy inscribed in pencil on the title page: "Capt. J. C. Hidden from the aurhor." Jacob Frieze (1789-1880), a Universalist minister from New England, was an early missionary to North Carolina. After retiring from the ministry he became a Rhode Island political journalist, reporting on, and participating in, the events culminating in the Dorr War, 1842. American Imprints 1920; Bartlett, p. 129; Parks 363 noting the second edition only.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A concise history, of the efforts to obtain an extension of suffrage in Rhode Island from the year 1811 to 1842 . Second edition
• Publisher: Benjamin F. Moore, printer, Providence
• Publication Date: 1842
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rhode Island
  • Americana