Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Virginia Proposed amendments to the US Constitution (with transmittal)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01075 Author/Creator: Virginia Place Written: [Richmond, Virginia] Type: Header Record Date: 12 - 15 December 1795 Pagination: 2 items; 38 x 23 cm Order a Copy

Accompanied by a transmittal document 1795/12/15. Swem, Virginia Imprints 7834. Evans 29798. Signed by H. Brooke and John Stewart.

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