Title
Subject Area
History
Description
This overview essay by SCE Professor Erik J. Chaput provides context for the drafting of the letters from Dorr to his mother Lydia. The essay provides a brief description of Dorr's treason trial, his sentencing and the nature of his imprisonment in the state prison on the Providence cove.
The Dorr Rebellion Project http://library.providence.edu/dorr
The Dorr Letters Project http://library.providence.edu:8080/xtf/index.html
Date
Fall 2019
Type
Article
Format
Text
.pdf (text searchable)
Language
English
