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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This copy of the proposed United States Constitution and of the ratification instrument was engrossed by order of the Poughkeepsie
Convention, July 26, 1788. It consists of seven folio parchment sheets bearing the text of the Constitution and of the "Declaration
of Rights, Ratification of the Constitution and Explanatory Amendments" adopted by the Convention on July 25. It also contains
an appeal to other states to call a second convention.
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Title:
Engrossed copy of the United States Constitution ratified by the Convention of New York State with proposed amendments
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
Quantity:
1 volume(s)
1788
Series Number:
A1800
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