State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations : To the freemen of the state aforesaid. Elisha R. Potter, Esq; the first representative of this state in the Fifth Congress of the United States ... declared his resignation ... I do therefore ... require you, at your respective town-meetings ... to elect a suitable person, legally qualified, to sit as the first representative of this state ... Given under my hand, at Providence, this twenty-fourth day of July, A.D. 1797 ...

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Rhode Island. Governor (1790-1805 : Fenner)
Other Authors: Fenner, Arthur, 1745-1805
Format: eBook
Language:English
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 32759.
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Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:Directive from Governor Fenner to elect a replacement for the resigning representative, Elisha Potter.
Imprint supplied by Alden.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 23 x 17 cm.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- Rhode Island -- Providence.