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The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No.2915 (June 6, 1788)]

Reports on South Carolina's ratification of the Constitution as well as their convention. Also contains news from around country and ship news. Many advertisements appear, some regarding land and estate sales.

GLC08848

Senate Joint Resolutions, No. 1. State of New Jersey.

Signed by Little, President of the New Jersey Senate. Countersigned by A. O. Evans, Speaker of General Assembly. Joint resolutions withdrawing the consent of New Jersey to the proposed Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. Tied at top with...

GLC06157.04

Letter of Gerrit Smith to S.P. Chase, on the unconstitutionality of every part of American slavery

Published by S. W. Green, Patriot Office. Letter was written at Peterboro, New York 1 November 1847. Chase recently disagreed with Smith's resolution at the National Convention of the Liberty party that slavery is unconstitutional. Argues that the...

GLC04717.01

to Henry Knox

Sands reports that he has just returned from the New York Legislature, and that Mr. [Egbert] Benson has asked him to relay that both branches agreed to hold a convention to decide on ratification of the United States Constitution. The convention is...

GLC02437.03779

to Henry Knox

Reports New Hampshire's ratification of the Constitution. Writes, "a few hours since an express arrived from the Town of Concord in the State of New Hamshire [sic] where the Convention of that State met for the consideration of the proposed General...

GLC02437.03910