6/30/2025
- State Library of Massachusetts
Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Boston: Adams and Nourse, 1789)
This month, displayed in our Collection Spotlight case is a version of the Declaration of Independence, as printed in a 1789 volume of Perpetual Laws. The volume is comprised of laws enacted from the period of the commencement of the Constitution in October 1780, to the last Wednesday in May, 1789, and is prefaced by foundational documents like the Declaration show here, the state and federal Constitution, and more.
Visit us from July 1 through August 5 to see the Declaration on display, and read more about this publication and the two of our other versions of the Declaration found in our collection, in our blog post.
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