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Oregon Constitutional Convention records, 1857-1859
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- 1857 - 1859 (Creation)
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1 cubic foot (1 document case, 1 oversize folder, 1 reel microfilm)
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Documents created during the Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857. Includes: committee reports, drafts of articles and schedules, general notes, corrections, and other materials. Sections of the constitution represented include: preamble and bill of rights; suffrage and elections; distribution of powers; Legislative Department; Executive Department; education and school lands; finance; militia; corporations and internal improvements; seat of government; general provisions; boundaries; schedules, and related papers. Also includes printed speech of James Hughes of Indiana, on the admission of Oregon, delivered in the House of Representatives, 1859 February 10.
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- Citation: Oregon Constitutional Convention records, Mss 1227, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.