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Thomas Wilson Dorr Trial: 1844

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Dennison, George M. The Dorr War: Republicanism on Trial, 1831-1861. Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, 1976.

Gettleman, Marvin E. The Dorn Rebellion: A Study in American Radicalism, 1833-1849. New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1973.

Mowry, Arthur May. The Dorr War. Providence, R.I.: Preston and Rounds Company, 1901. Reprint:New York, N.Y.: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1968.

U.S. Congress. House. Interference of the Executive in Affairs of Rhode Island" (commonly referred to as "Burke's Report"). Report No. 546, 28 Cong., I sess., 1844.

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Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1833 to 1882Thomas Wilson Dorr Trial: 1844 - Reformers Draft A "people's Constitution", Reformers Attempt To Seize State Arsenal, Dorr's Treason Trial