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- GLC#
- GLC02211
- Type
- Broadsides, posters & signs
- Date
- 1844/06/25
- Author/Creator
- Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854
- Title
- Speech of governor Dorr, in answer to the question by the court, why sentence should not be pronounced against him
- Place Written
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 41 cm, Width: 28 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Published by the Republican Herald Office. Appeals to the citizens of Rhode Island, arguing that the sentence given to him goes against the principles of a democratic Republic. Dorr was charged for treason and sentenced to life imprisonment and hard labor for his role in the Dorr Rebellion.
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