Ratification of the US Constitution by Massachusetts, Detailed Report Published in the Pennsylvania Packet

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Lot Description

The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia, PA: John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole, February 22, 1788. No. 2824. 4pp. 11.5 x 18.5 in.

Pages 2-3 contain three columns of text comprised of a long, detailed report of the ratification of the US Constitution by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The delegates of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts held a convention on February 6, 1788 and stated "in the name and in behalf of the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ASSENT and RATIFY the said Constitution of the United States of America." The convention also recommended nine alterations to improve the Constitution.

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Partial separation along central horizontal fold. some light chipping along margins, few short tears.
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