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Book/Printed Material Report of the debates in the Convention of California, on the formation of the state constitution, in September and October, 1849

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Title

  • Report of the debates in the Convention of California, on the formation of the state constitution, in September and October, 1849

Summary

  • John Ross Browne (1817-1875) of Kentucky, the official reporter for the California State Constitutional Convention of September-October 1849, came to California in 1849 as an employee of the government revenue service. He traveled widely in the next two decades before settling down in Oakland. Report of the debates of the Convention of California (1850) comprises the official records of the convention. Browne had been a shorthand reporter for the U.S. Senate before coming west, and he provides transcripts of the proclamation calling the convention, proceedings of the convention, text of the state constitution adopted by the delegates, and official correspondence regarding the convention and the institution of state government under that constitution.

Names

  • California. Constitutional Convention (1849)
  • Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875.

Created / Published

  • Washington, Printed by J. T. Towers, 1850.

Headings

  • -  California.--Constitution (1879)

Notes

  • -  "Constitution of the state of California": p. [iii]-xiii.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 479, xlvi p., 1 l. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JK8725.1849 .A14

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 10013983

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

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  • online text

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

California. Constitutional Convention, and J. Ross Browne. Report of the debates in the Convention of California, on the formation of the state constitution, in September and October. Washington, Printed by J. T. Towers, 1850. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/10013983/.

APA citation style:

California. Constitutional Convention & Browne, J. R. (1850) Report of the debates in the Convention of California, on the formation of the state constitution, in September and October. Washington, Printed by J. T. Towers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/10013983/.

MLA citation style:

California. Constitutional Convention, and J. Ross Browne. Report of the debates in the Convention of California, on the formation of the state constitution, in September and October. Washington, Printed by J. T. Towers, 1850. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/10013983/>.