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[Revolutionary War]. Manuscript Warrant Issued to the Constable of Cambridge to Alert Citizens of an Assembly Discussing Matte...
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[Revolutionary War]. Manuscript Warrant Issued to the Constable of Cambridge to Alert Citizens of an Assembly Discussing Matters of the Army and the State Constitution. Two pages, 6 7/8 x 9 inches, Cambridge, Massachusetts; December 15, 1780. Constable Thomas Thwing of Cambridge is directed by the town Selectmen to notify its citizens about an upcoming assembly, where they will vote on several measures and hear an accounting of expenses incurred by the members of the Convention for framing the state Constitution.The document reads, in part: "In the Name of the Common Wealth afor'd [aforesaid] you are hereby required to warn all the Inhabitants in the South present in s'd [said] Town qualified to vote in Town affairs to assemble at the court House in s'd Cambridge on Monday 18th of this Instant Dec. at 2 o'Clock PM / 1st To come into Measures for procuring the Number of Men, which are assigned to this Town as its proportion to reinforce the Army for three Years or during the War / 2nd To come into Measures also for supplying the Army with 35253 wt Beef agreeable to a Resolve of sd Court of 4th Instant... 4th To lay before the Town the Accounts of the Members of Convention for framing a Constitution or Frame of Government & also the Accounts of the Members of Convention for regulating the prices of various Articles for their services & expenses..."
On the verso, Thwing confirms that he has carried out the directive and informed the inhabitants of the meeting and signs, "Thos Thwing Constable."
The Constitution of Massachusetts, drafted primarily by John Adams and ratified on June 15, 1780, is regarded as one of the oldest functioning written constitutions in continuous effect in the world. It established a framework of government that included a clear separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, and a strong emphasis on individual rights, many of which influenced the U.S. Constitution. Its preamble and declaration of rights continue to serve as a foundational expression of democratic principles and the rule of law.
Condition: Toning, as expected, with slight foxing throughout. Mailing folds, with some separations thereat. Paper loss at the upper right corner and bottom right margin, obscuring some text. Remnants of sealing wax at the upper left margin on the recto. Docketed on the verso.
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