Constitution or form of government of the state of Louisiana
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05482 Author/Creator: Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Pamphlet Date: 1812 Pagination: 32 p. 23.3 x 15.2 cm Order a Copy
Stab-stitched. The first printing of the first Louisiana constitution, the first constitution for any state west of the Mississippi. "The enabling act providing for calling a convention to frame a constitution for Louisiana was passed February 20, 1811, and this, the first constitution of Louisiana, was adopted on January 22, 1812. It is very rare" - Streeter. Streeter sale 1592. Sabin 42214. Eberstadt Constitutions 64. Jumonville 223.
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