John Kean Declaration of Rights, January, 1788

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Description

A document titled the Declaration of Rights, written by John Kean. He discussed government and Liberty of citizens and said that a legislature body should not forget themselves and pass an act that oppresses mankind because the people would revolt. The spirit of the people must guard the declarations and preserve the right of election. On the last page of the document John Kean wrote a count of the number of slaves he had on different properties.

Author/Creator

John Kean (1755-1795)

Creation Date

1-1788

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Location Unknown

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 2

Recommended Citation

Kean, John. John Kean Declaration of Rights, January, 1788. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1780s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/56

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University