Consolidation. An account of parties in the United States, from the convention of 1787, to the present period
Abstract
This document is an account of a convention of South Carolina state representatives following the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. There were three parties involved in the convention and the account is based on the notes of Mr. Luther Martin who attended as well Mr. Justice Yates’ account. The first party wished to abolish all state governments and have one uniform monarchical government for the continent that would be restricted and limited. The second party did not wish to abolish state governments to give their own state some importance. The third party was advocating for a federal government in conjunction with state government. This document is an account of the convention.
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Show full item record| Creator | Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 | |
| Date Accessioned | 2016-03-11T14:26:46Z | |
| Date Available | 2016-03-11T14:26:46Z | |
| Date of Issue | 1830 | |
| Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10827/20758 | |
| Description | This document is an account of a convention of South Carolina state representatives following the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. There were three parties involved in the convention and the account is based on the notes of Mr. Luther Martin who attended as well Mr. Justice Yates’ account. The first party wished to abolish all state governments and have one uniform monarchical government for the continent that would be restricted and limited. The second party did not wish to abolish state governments to give their own state some importance. The third party was advocating for a federal government in conjunction with state government. This document is an account of the convention. | |
| Item Format | application/pdf | |
| Media Type | Books | |
| Item Language | English | |
| Publisher | South Carolina State Library | |
| Digital Collection | South Carolina Historical Books | |
| Rights | Public Domain. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. | |
| Subject | States' rights (American politics) | |
| Subject | United States--Politics and government--1783-1865 | |
| Title | Consolidation. An account of parties in the United States, from the convention of 1787, to the present period | |
| Type | Text | |
| Digitization Specifications | 300ppi, Epson Expression 11000XL flatbed scanner with Adobe Acrobat DC software, Archival Master file is a multi-image TIFF; online version is 24-bit color, PDF/A-1b. |