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Russell, Benjamin (1761-1845) Massachusetts centinel. [Vol. 8, no.1 (September 19, 1787) - v. 10, no. 52 (March 14, 1789)] [Incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00080 Author/Creator: Russell, Benjamin (1761-1845) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: 1787-1789 Pagination: 1 v. ; 41 x 28 cm. Order a Copy

152 issues 1787/09/19-1789/03/14. Lacks: vol. 9 no. 1 and 6, and vol. 10 no. 2 with printings of Federalist and no. 12. Printed by Benjamin Russell. First printing of the Constitution in Massachusetts. Follows the text of the Pennsylvania Packet. Russell printed the Constitution in vol. 8, no. 3, 26 September 1787. Unlike other newspapers, he did not print an Extra.
Contents: vol. 8 no.1-40, no. 40 Extraordinary, no. 41-52.
vol. 9 no. 2-13, no. 13 Extraordinary, no. 14-52. [no. 6 misnumbered vol.9?]
vol. 10 no. 1, no. 3-11, no. 13-23, no. 23 Extraordinary, no. 24-52

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one representative.... [In 1929, Congress fixed the total number of Representatives at 435; currently, there is one Representative for about every 519,000 persons].

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

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