The debates and proceedings of the Minnesota Constitutional Convention including the organic act of the territory; with the enabling act of Congress, the act of the territorial legislature relative to the convention, and the vote of the people on the constitution . Reported officially by Francis H. Smith

Smith, Francis H.

Published by Earle S. Goodrich, territorial printer, Saint Paul, 1857

About this Item

First printing of the debates and proceedings of the Democratic wing of the Constitutional Convention, 8vo, xix, [3], 685, [1]; contemporary marbled boards rebacked in tan cloth, red and black morocco labels on spine; hinges strengthened, one label slightly chipped, but a good, sound and clean copy throughout. The Constitution which was adopted by a joint committee of the Republican and Democratic wings on the 28th of August, 1857 was largely the same document framed by the Democratic wing, independent of the Republican. Minnesota became a state May 11, 1858. Jerabek, Minnesota Territorial Documents, 15; Martin, Minnesota Imprints, 139.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The debates and proceedings of the Minnesota Constitutional Convention including the organic act of the territory; with the enabling act of Congress, the act of the territorial legislature relative to the convention, and the vote of the people on the constitution . Reported officially by Francis H. Smith
• Publisher: Earle S. Goodrich, territorial printer, Saint Paul
• Publication Date: 1857
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana
  • Minnesota