Speech of His Excellency the governor to both branches of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Subtitle: at their sessions began and held in Boston, Sept. 18, 1793. Agreeably to His Excellency's proclamation
Contributors: Hancock, John, 1737-1793; Massachusetts. General Court
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 25790
Publisher: Printed by Adams and Larkin
Published: 1793
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: State rights; Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
Notes: Defending state sovereignty, this speech was delivered for Hancock by the secretary of state, John Avery. It led subsequently to the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution

Signed on p. [2]: John Hancock. Council-chamber, Boston, September 18th, 1793

Followed by : To His Excellency John Hancock, Esquire, governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Ascribed to the press of Adams and Larkin by Evans

Text in two columns

Evans 25790

Ford, W.C.  Broadsides, 2688

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Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 25790)