Browne, J. Ross.

REPORT OF THE DEBATES IN THE CONVENTION OF CALIFORNIA ON THE FORMATIONOF THE STATE CONSTITUTION,

1850 1st IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1849. Washington, D.C.: Printed by John T. Towers, 1850. First edition. This work contains the proceedings of the convention held at Colton Hall in Monterey, California between September 1 and October 13, 1849, which debated and adopted the California Constitution of 1849. In the volume also appear the proclamation of Governor Riley recommending the formation of a state constitution or plan of a territorial government, a list of the delegates who attended, the memorial to the federal congress requesting the admission of California into the Union, and a translation and digest of such portions of the Mexican laws of March 20th and May 23rd, 1837, "as are supposed to be still in force and adapted to the present condition of California," with an introduction and notes to the latter by J. Halleck, attorney at law, and W.E.P. Hartnell, government translator. Bibliographer Robert E. Cowan reports that "Browne was the only shorthand reporter in California at that time and for this work he received $10,000." Brown cloth binding, with gilt lettering. An ex-library copy, with unobtrusive markings: the remnants of a pocket (with an archival repair) to the front flyleaf and an ink stamp to each of the edges. Expertly recased, with the original spine laid down. Some very light spotting and wear to the boards; otherwise very good. The Zamorano Eighty, #11.

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