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A Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules of the Delaware State (Sept. 11, 1776) – Declaration Project

A Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules of the Delaware State (Sept. 11, 1776)

Editor’s note: This declaration of irrevocable rights and fundamental rules — essentially a bill or declaration of rights – crafted by the state of Delaware’s first general assembly was enacted in tandem with a new Constitution, the ultimate article of which states, “No article of the declaration of rights and fundamental rules of this State, agreed … Continue reading A Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules of the Delaware State (Sept. 11, 1776)