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THBThe Journal of the Convention of North Carolina at Hillsborough
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 17, 2024
We are pleased to offer for auction the only located privately held Official Signed Ratification Copy of the United States Constitution. Among the most important documents ever offered at auction, this humble looking document is the very cornerstone of our democracy. This nine lot auction also includes an important 1776 first draft of the Articles of Confederation; a Charles Thomson Signed Congressional Ordinance Defining His Own Duties; a period copy of Emanuel Leutze’s iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware; and five other important early American documents. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
circa 1788, printed by Robert Ferguson of Hillsborough, pp. 1-10 covering July 21-31, separately numbered pp. 1-16 covering August 1-4, front cover signed “Samuel Johnston”, a combination of folio and loose leaf pages, approximately 6-1/2 x 8 in.
Provenance: A Historic Edenton Family Collection
Note: At the convention, debate continued for two weeks, but supporters failed to assuage Antifederalists’ fears that the Constitution would one day concentrate power at the national level and enable the government to chip away at states’ rights and individual liberty. The possibility of abuse of the powers of levying taxes, appointing government officials, and instituting a strong court system was of particular concern. The Antifederalist majority concurred with delegate William Gowdy of Guilford County, when he remarked: “Power belongs originally to the people, but if rulers be not well guarded, that power may be usurped from them.” With the hope of effecting the incorporation of a bill of rights into the U.S. Constitution, the delegates voted 184 to 84 neither to ratify nor to reject the Constitution, and North Carolina remained out of the Union until the first Federal Congress passed the Bill of Rights, which led to North Carolina calling a second convention at Fayetteville.
Exceedingly rare. We have found no record of any copy appearing on the market.
This lot was viewed by representatives of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the Department does not at this time have reason to believe that the Lot contains any out-of-custody public records.
- Provenance
A Historic Edenton Family Collection
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- Condition
good overall, some foxing, folding, corner and edge wear, discoloration, and one visible correction in marginalia (Mr. Joseph “Gaitier” corrected to Gautier)
