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Constitution of 1818

Constitution of 1818 text
The Constitution of 1818 was in effect until 1965.
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Records of the State of Connecticut, 1776-1820
Volume 19 of Public Records of the State of Connecticut presents the records of the 1818 Constitutional Convention and is available online.

Documents relating to the Connecticut Constitution of 1818 held by the Connecticut State Library
Call Number: Conn Doc St292 dore 1997
Publication Date: 1997
From Revolution to Constitution by David M. Roth; Freeman Meyer
Call Number: Conn Doc St22eacs se v. 2
ISBN: 0871061295
Publication Date: 1975
Original Discontents by Richard Buel (Editor); George J. Willauer (Editor); Connecticut Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KFC4001 1818 .A29 O75 2007
ISBN: 9780615134376
Publication Date: 2007
Original Discontents contains 25 selections of newspaper and pamphlet commentary about this constitutional revision, introduced and annotated by the editors, along with text of the Fundamental Orders of 1639, the Charter of Connecticut (1662), and the Constitution of 1818. This book is useful to all Connecticut history researchers.
The Three constitutions of Connecticut, 1638-9, 1662, 1818
Call Number: KFC4000 .T47 1901
Publication Date: 1901
Messages of the Governor, rejected amendments to the Constitution, Act calling Constitutional Convention, Proclamation of Governor, Roll of delegates, with notes on town representation
Also available online
Historical notes on the constitutions of Connecticut, 1639-1818 by J. Hammond Trumbull
Call Number: KFC4001.5 .T78 1873
Publication Date: 1873
Also available online