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Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
The text of the Constitution is engrossed on parchment. At the end are the signatures of the officers and delegates of the Convention. Accompanying the text are resolutions of the Convention, and an address by the delegates to the people of the state recommending the new Constitution to the people. This constitution abolished all remnants of feudal practice and oligarchical government and provided for all white men 21 or older to vote whether they owned property or not.
Creator:
Title:
Third constitution of the State of New York
Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Quantity:

1 item(s)

1846
Series Number:
A1805