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State of Rhode-Island, &c. In General Assembly. August session, 1792 : It is voted and resolved, that the freemen of this state, in the election of two representatives to represent this state in the Congress of the United States ... distinguish the candidates they shall vote for, in their ballots, by the denomination of first and second representative ...

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Rhode Island. General Assembly
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 24738.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. > House > Elections. Elections > Rhode Island. Rhode Island > Politics and government > 1775-1865. Broadsides.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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