...for the purpose of digesting a constitution for the States. To this proposition the thirteen states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,...New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island, acceded; in 1787 they were united by an Act of Confederation ; and George Washington,...

...by eleven states, and ratified by Congress, as the natK lal bond of union. These eleven states were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,...Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, and New York, in the order in which they are here enumerated. North Carolina did not come into the...

...spirit of distrust >ad animosity. War with Britain.] The event so long anticipated at last arrived ; Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,...New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, IMiii.l • Island, Vermont, Kentucky. December 3, December 13, December 19, January 2, January 9^...

...United States of North America, founded October, in the year of our Lord 1789, by the following States : Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,...New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island, was laid by the State of Virginia on the 22d of February, Anno Lucis582U, Anno Domini...

...17th September, 1787, by the Convention appointed in pursuance of the resolution of the Con¿гем of the Confederation, of the 21st February, 1787,...States, as follows, viz : By Convention of Delaware, on the 7th December, 1787. " Pennsylvania, " 12th December, 1787. " " New Jersey, " " Georgia, " "...

...ABR. BALDWIN. WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. The Constitution was adopted on the 17th September, 1787, by the Convention appointed in pursuance of the resolution...South Carolina, •* " New Hampshire, " " Virginia, u " New York, " " North Carolina, " " Rhode Island, on the 7th December, 1787. " 12th December, 1787....

...WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. E 6* CONSTITUTION. The Constitution was adopted on the 17th September, 1787, by the Convention appointed in pursuance of the resolution...Convention of Delaware, " " Pennsylvania, " " New Jersey, " a Georgia, " " Connecticut, " " Massachusetts, " " Maryland, " " South Carolina, '* " New Hampshire,...

...JACKSON, Secretary, E 6* a CONSTITUTION. The Constitution was adopted on the 17th September, 1787, by the Convention appointed in pursuance of the resolution...States, as follows, viz.: By Convention of Delaware, M II II II ' Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina,...

...Baldwin. Attest : WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. The Constitution was adopted on the 17th September, 1787, by the Convention appointed in pursuance of the resolution...States, as follows, viz: By Convention of Delaware, on the 7th December, 1787. u " Pennsylvania, " 12th December, 1787. <( ti New Jersey, " 18th December,...

...BUTLER. GEORGIA. WILLIAM FEW, ABR. BALDWIN. The Constitution was adopted on tlie 17th September, 1787, by the Convention appointed in pursuance of the resolution...Massachusetts, «' « Maryland, " " South Carolina, M It " New Hampshire, " Virginia, " New York, " North Carolina, " Rhode Island, on the 7th December,...