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Constitution Freeman's journal. [Vol.6, no. 298 (January 3, 1787)- v.8, no. 402 (December 31, 1788)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00259.01 Author/Creator: Constitution Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Newspaper Date: 1787-1788 Pagination: 1 v. ; 42.5 x 26.5 cm Order a Copy

Vol. 6 no. 298-vol. 8 no. 402. Printed by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head. Early printing of Constitution in issue no. 335 (second?). The Freeman's Journal was an anti-Federalist newspaper. Bound in original worn paper boards with leather spine. Includes: List of Constitutional Convention members no. 322 pp. 2-3; Constitution no. 335 pp. 1-3; Ratifications by Pennsylvania no. 348, Massachusetts no. 357, New York no. 381. Printing of Virginia Resolutions no. 378. Printing of North Carolina Resolves no. 385.

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