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Rhode Island Laws Trigger Remonstrance And Assembly Debate
An 18th century passage notes a bill authorizing a joint remonstrance against Rhode Island laws seen as violating the social compact. Wadsworth Chauncey and Swift push the measure. upper house members submit a resolve listing the obnoxious laws, to be considered by the General Assembly in October. A long list of names and a report follow, with a note on Rhode Island’s contested authority and the political tension of the period.
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