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The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights | An official record of Virginia's ratification, containing the nucleus of the Bill of Rights

Lot 1005
21.07.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 1005 | The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights | An official record of Virginia's ratification, containing the nucleus of the Bill of Rights
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The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights

Extracts from the Journal of Proceedings of the Virginia Ratification Convention, intended to be sent to the governor or legislature of one of the other twelve states



Manuscript document headed "Virginia towit: In Convention, Wednesday, the 25th of June 1788" and subheaded on page 5 "In Convention, Friday, the 27th of June 1788," written in a very regular clerical hand and signed by the President and Secretary of the Virginia Ratification Convention ("Edmd. Pendleton President"; "Attest. John Beckley Secretary"), 13 pages (372 x 223 mm) written recto and verso on 7 leaves (watermarked Posthorn GR, countermarked IV), final blank with contemporary docket on final blank, "Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia. June 25. 1788."
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