Colony of Rhode-Island, &c. In General Assembly, May session, 1776 : An act repealing an act intituled, "An act for the more effectual securing to His Majesty the allegiance of his subjects in this his colony and dominion of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations;" and altering the form of commissions, of all writs and processes in the courts, and of the oaths prescribed by law.
| Author/creator | Rhode Island |
| Other author | Rhode Island |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Providence] : [Printed by John Carter], [1776] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 42 x 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Act repealing an act intituled, "An act for more effectual securing to His Majesty |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15056. ^A478749 |
| General note | The act which was repealed did not actually prescribe allegiance to the King; it empowered colony officials to "tender the oaths of allegiance and abjuration unto" persons suspected of disloyalty to the King.The repeal was nonetheless considered a revocation of allegiance to George III, and the date of its passage is a legal holiday in Rhode Island. Cf. Lovejoy, D.S. R.I. politics and the American Revolution (1958), p. 220. |
| General note | Imprint supplied by Alden. |
| References | Evans 15056 |
| References | Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 661 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15056). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Other title | Act repealing an act intituled, "An act for the more effectual securing to His Majesty ... |
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