AN ADDRESS...RHODE-ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY...1851. [First Edn.]

by Potter, Elisha R

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Providence:: Whitney,, 1851. Wrappers; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; 5-1/2x9-1/8 inches; thread-sewed; in Gaylord taped-in style pamphlet binder; card pocket removed; no spine marks/label; Library of Congress, & War Department rubberstamps; internal condition good.. wrappers. Potter (1811-82), lawyer, Congressman, State Supreme Court Justice (1868-82). ||| In this Address, as State Commissioner of Public Education, Potter summarized Rhode Island's religious & secular history to support his strong belief that Public Education in his State must be non-sectarian. ||| 1.5 x .75-inch rubberstamps: `Library of Congress / Duplicate / Exchanged' on title pg.; `By transfer / Nov 8 1915 / Source unknown' on title pg. overleaf; `War Department / Received / Jan 27 1913 / Library' in blank margin areas of front wrapper, pp. 3, 5, and 11. ||| At end, pp. 25-26 print Articles I-VI of 1848 Rhode Island Historical Society Constitution.