Report on the Expediency of Altering the Flag of the United States, 1817
Scope and Contents
Report of the select committee appointed on the 12th ult. to inquire into the expediency of altering the flag of the United States. January 2, 1817. Read, and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817]. 3 p. Shaw 42734
Proposing "to reduce the stripes to the original thirteen ... and to increase the stars to correspond with the number of states now in the Union--and hereafter to add one star to the flag whenever a new state shall be fully admitted."
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Dates
- Creation: 1817
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
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