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DOCUMENTARY HISTORY

OF THE

CONSTITUTION

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1787-1870

DERIVED FROM THE RECORDS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND ROLLS DEPOSITED IN THE BUREAU OF ROLLS AND LIBRARY OF

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CONTENTS.

PAGE.

LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION TO THE PRESIDENT
OF CONGRESS, TRANSMITTING THE CONSTITUTION
THE CONSTITUTION

I

3

.

RESOLUTION OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION SUBMITTING THE CONSTITUTION TO
CONGRESS

20

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS SUBMITTING THE CONSTITUTION TO THE SEVERAL
STATES

22

CIRCULAR LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF CONGRESS TRANSMITTING COPY OF THE
CONSTITUTION TO THE SEVERAL GOVERNORS

23

(Ratifications of the Constitution: Delaware, 24-Pennsylvania, 27-New Jersey, 46-Georgia, 65-Connecticut, 86-Massachusetts, 90-Maryland, 97—South Carolina, 123-New Hampshire, 141–Virginia, 145-New York, 174-North Carolina, 266-Rhode Island, 291-Vermont, 371.)

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING AMENDATORY ARTICLES TO THE SEVERAL
STATES

161, 204

(Ratifications: New Jersey, 325-Maryland, 330-North Carolina, 335-South Carolina, 340--New Hampshire, 345—Delaware, 347—Pennsylvania, 352, 367-New York, 357-Rhode Island, 363-Vermont, 374-Virginia, 385.) RECOMMENDATION OF "SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS" BY VIRGINIA RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING ELEVENTH AMENDMENT

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321

377

(Ratifications: Virginia, 392-Kentucky, 394-Maryland, 397-Connecticut, 401-North Carolina, 402—South Carolina, 405.)

391

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING TWELFTH AMENDMENT

(Ratifications: Maryland, 411–Virginia, 414—Ohio, 417-Pennsylvania, 423— Vermont, 427-Rhode Island, 430-New Jersey, 433-Georgia, 440—Tennessee, 447.)

408

(Rejection by Connecticut, 437.)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY KENTUCKY OF THE OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE
ADOPTION OF THE TWELFTH AMENDMENT

451

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, RESPECTING
TITLES OF NOBILITY

452

(Ratifications: Maryland, 454-Kentucky, 460—Ohio, 463-Delaware, 466— Pennsylvania, 469-New Jersey, 474-Vermont, 478-Tennessee, 481-Georgia, 486-North Carolina, 493—New Hampshire, 497.)

(Rejections: New York, 500-Connecticut, 502-South Carolina, 508-Rhode Island, 514.)

III

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, RESPECTING
NONINTERFERENCE WITH DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF THE STATES

(Ratification by Illinois, 518.)

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT

(Ratifications: Rhode Island, 522-Illinois, 523-Michigan, 525—Maryland,
528-New York, 533-West Virginia, 535-Massachusetts, 538-Pennsylvania,
547-Maine, 549—Kansas, 552—Ohio, 556-Minnesota, 559-Virginia, 561—
Indiana, 564-Nevada, 570-Louisiana, 573-Wisconsin, 588—Missouri,
593-Tennessee, 595-Vermont, 597—Arkansas, 600-Connecticut, 602—
New Hampshire, 604-South Carolina, 605—North Carolina, 607—Alabama,
609-Georgia, 612-Oregon, 617—California, 619-Florida, 624-New Jer-
sey, 627-Iowa, 630-Texas, 634.)

DECLARATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

(Ratifications: Connecticut, 641-New Hampshire, 645-Tennessee, 653-New
Jersey, 657-Oregon, 661—Vermont, 664—New York, 668—Ohio, 675—Illi-
nois, 690-West Virginia, 693—Kansas, 697—Maine, 701—Nevada, 705—
Missouri, 709-Indiana, 713—Minnesota, 717-Rhode Island, 720-Wiscon
sin, 723-Pennsylvania, 727-Michigan, 731-Massachusetts, 735-Nebraska,
739-Iowa, 743-Arkansas, 747-Florida, 751-North Carolina, 754-Lou-
isiana, 758—South Carolina, 761—Alabama, 765—Georgia, 769—Virginia,
772-Mississippi, 776—Texas, 779.)

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520

636

638

DECLARATION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE CONDITIONALLY ANNOUNCING THE
ADOPTION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

783

DECLARATION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE POSITIVELY ANNOUNCING THE
ADOPTION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

788

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS PROPOSING FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT

(Ratifications: Nevada, 797—North Carolina, 800—West Virginia, 803—Louisi-
ana, 806-Illinois, 808-Michigan, 810-Wisconsin, 812-Massachusetts,
814-Maine, 819-South Carolina, 825-Pennsylvania, 828-Arkansas, 831-
New York, 833-Indiana, 836-Connecticut, 839-Florida, 841-New Hamp-
shire, 843-Virginia, 845-Vermont, 848-Alabama, 850-Missouri, 853-
Mississippi, 856-Rhode Island, 863-Kansas, 868-Ohio, 870-Georgia,
875-Iowa, 877-Nebraska, 879-Texas, 888-Minnesota, 891-New Jersey,
896.)

DECLARATION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE ADOPTION OF THE FIF-
TEENTH AMENDMENT

795

893

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