Algerine law

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[Providence?]: 1842. Broadside, 15" x 10¾", text in double column; previous folds, else fine. The "Algerine Law," passed by the Rhode Island Legislature in early April,1842, "imposed severe penalties upon those attempting to exercise power or hold office under [Dorr's] People's Constitution" of 1841. This broadside consists of an attack..... More

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