Dec 01, 2011 - Sale 2263

Sale 2263 - Lot 106

Price Realized: $ 270
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(CIVIL WAR.) Manuscript constitution of the Constitutional Club of the Town of Walton. 2 pages on one sheet, 13 x 8 inches; moderate wear and folds. [Walton, NY?], circa 1860

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The proposed club vows to protect the American flag from "the foul stains of secessionism" and "the croaking ravens of abolition fanaticism." With similar draft constitution of the Habeas Corpus Club.