Dorr Liberation Stock Certificate from the Dorr Rebellion, October 28, 1844

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This Dorr Liberation Stock certificate to raise funds to carry Dorr's case to the Supreme Court, is not issued but signed by the president of liberation society and counsel for the citizens, A. H. Lorel. The certificate bears the image of a man in a dark suit above a star with the word "Liberty" within it on the left side and the image of an eagle with a snake above an anchor and a flag on the right side.

Publication Date

10-28-1844

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Stock certificates; Dorr Rebellion, 1842

Geographic Location

Providence, (R.I.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F193-1

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 5: Miscellaneous Materials, 1838-1931, Box 1, Folder 193

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Dorr Liberation Stock Certificate from the Dorr Rebellion, September 27, 1844, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.