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The genuine principles of the ancient Saxon or English Constitution / carefully collected from the best authorities with some observations on their peculiar fitness for the united colonies in general and Pennsylvania in particular by Demophilus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Demophilus, 18th cent.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional history--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Constitutional history.
- Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783--Early works to 1800.
- Pennsylvania.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783--Early works to 1800.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (46 p. )
- Other Title:
- English Constitution.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, 1776.
- Notes:
- "I have thought it my duty to collect some sentiments from a certain very scarce book, entitled an Historical essay on the English Constitution [by Allan Ramsay], and publish them, with whatever improving observations our differing circumstances may suggest ..."--p. 4.
- "Pages 41-46 contain the Declaration of Independence. As the advertisement [1 leaf] at the end is dated July 8, 1776, this is probably the first publication of the Declaration in book form made."--Evans.
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 26964.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG04-B167
- Contains:
- United States. Declaration of Independence.
- OCLC:
- 85800296
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