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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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In Cheshire, Connecticut, a town meeting unanimously passed a resolve on November 13, 1817, instructing representatives to the General Assembly to advocate for electing delegates to form a state constitution for public approval.
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HARTFORD, DEC. 2.
The following resolve passed in Town Meeting in Cheshire, by a unanimous vote.
Resolved, That our Representatives to the General Assembly, to be holden at Hartford in May next, be and they are hereby instructed to use their influence to procure a recommendation to the people of this State, to choose delegates to form a Constitution of Civil Government, to be submitted to the people for their consideration and adoption—And the Town Clerk is directed to furnish to each of them a copy of this Resolve.
Passed in Town Meeting Nov. 13, 1817.
Attest,
RUFUS HITCHCOCK, Town Clerk.
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Cheshire, Connecticut
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Nov. 13, 1817
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passed by unanimous vote; town clerk directed to furnish copies to representatives.
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Town meeting in Cheshire passed a resolve instructing representatives to the General Assembly (to be held in Hartford in May next) to procure a recommendation for the people to choose delegates to form a Constitution of Civil Government for submission to the people.