The address of the Society of Constitutional Republicans, established in the city and county of Philadelphia, to the Republicans of Pennsylvania.

Author

• Society of Constitutional Republicans (Philadelphia Pa.)

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Publication Date

1805

Physical Format

online resource [3], 4-28 pages ; 25 cm |physical_form:online resource

Document Type

Article

Comments

relators:att:person:Society of Constitutional Republicans (Philadelphia, Pa.)|Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B8F28

Format

resource_types:Text

Publisher

Printed by William M'Corkle, at the Office of the Freeman's Journal

Extent

[3], 4-28 pages ; 25 cm

Page Number

10007.tif

Description

Unanimously approved and adopted at a general meeting of the Society in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday, the 10th of June, 1805. In 1805 the regular Republican party of Pennsylvania, after twice electing Thomas McKean as governor, dropped him in favor of Simon Snyder. A faction of the party known as Constitutional Republicans or "Quids" united with the Federalists and re-elected McKean again. Signed (page 22): George Logan, president; Israel Israel, vice-president; Samuel Wetherill, Jun., secretary; A.J. Dallas [and 4 others] corresponding committee. "Governor M'Kean and the tale of the clodhopper": pages [23]-28. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ D². FAU Libraries' copy edges rough-trimmed to 23 cm. and fore edge margins trimmed too close.