Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Documents and Records Relating to the State of New-Hampshire During the Period of the American Revolution, From 1776 to 1783, Vol. 8: Including the Constitution of New-Hampshire, 1776; New-Hampshire Declaration for Independence; The "Association Test," With Names of Signers, &C.; Declaration of American Independence, July 4, 1776; The Articles of Confederation, 1778
This volume will be found to be of great value, as containing the First Constitution that was adopted by authority of the people of N ew-hampshire, 1776, which is claimed and under stood to be the first that was adopted in any State or Colony in the Union. It contains, also, the new-hampshire Declaration for Independence, -the Association Test, as it was called, - ih which are found the names of all the male inhabitants of N ew Hampshire above twenty-one years of age, - about in number, - who signed it, and the names also of 773 who refused to sign it.(l) Readers will take notice that the names attached to the Association Test are not repeated in the Index.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
