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Petition for dissolution of House of Keys and electoral reform

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A petition requesting the dissolution of the current House of Keys and establishment of a new elected assembly with regular terms determined by the Legislature of Great Britain. The document advocates for popular election by free voice and suffrage of the people, with periodic dissolution and re-election cycles.

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  • md:20260219_121921.md
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  • Document shows editorial marks including struck-through text ('expire', 'then & for ever after'), interlinear additions ('shall', 'determine', 'such'), and marginal notation. Date in margin appears uncertain (1790?).

Language

  • English