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1842 Rhode Island stampless HISTORIC DORR REBELLION !!

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Sold Date: 04/29/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Stamps

1842 Rhode Island stampless folded letter

Written by former Rhode Island Governor in Newport

Talks about HISTORIC DORR REBELLION !!

Amazing Content, Expects Foreign Troop Invasion July 4!

Historic Rhode Island stampless folded letter here !! This is a 1.5 page letter written June 13, 1842 by William Gibbs, the former Governor of Rhode Island and sent to William Schier, an attorney in Boston. Gibb's biography below. /wiki/William_C._Gibbs In this letter, Gibbs talks about the Dorr's Rebellion - in which Thomas Wilson Dorr started a brief armed insurrection in Rhode Island to protest the state's electoral system. For a period, his followers declared him to be the Governor - causing the real governor (Samuel Ward King) to call on President John Tyler to send federal troops (Tyler sent an observer but not troops." /wiki/Dorr_Rebellion Here is the text related to the rebellion: "my whole time has been occupied in the affairs on our state. We calculate on having an invasion of a foreign force the 1st July and we are preparing to give them a good reception. Dorr calculates to bring with him 5,000 troops and to plant his standards in Prove (Providence) on the 4th July..." The writer then references (I believe) the Governor of Connecticut whom they believe is supporting Dorr (think I got that right....) Rest of the letter is financial, referencing several names. More research here will no doubt reward you. Enlarged scans provided. Postmark is a red Newport, R.I. circular date stamp with a "single" rate mark that was crossed out in favor of a "double" and a rate change of 10 cents crossed out for a 20 cents... Letter fully intact and in good shape. Line on front of address panel is an old fold line. Terms $1.00 postage in the United States, and only $ 2.00 elsewhere. We combine postage for multiple purchases. Postal insurance and registration extra. We're members of the American Philatelic Society. We've been selling on eBay since July 1998 and - thanks to the support of customers like you - have a 100% feedback rating. !

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