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Kaminski, John P.; Saladino, Gaspare J.; Leffler, Richard; Schoenleber, Charles H.; Hogan, Margaret A.; Reid, Jonathan M. (ed.) / Ratification of the Constitution by the states: New York (5)
23 (2009)
VII-B. Public and private commentaries on the Constitution, 25 July 1788-23 February 1789, pp. 2426-2498
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VII. AFTERMATH OF NEW YoRK RATIFICATION Convention and the state legislature. (See below for the Assembly debates from the Daily Advertiser, taken by Childs himself, that both criticized and defended Childs.) John Lansing, Jr, to Abraham Yates, Jr, and Melancton Smith 3 October 17881 Gentlemen I take the Liberty to transmit you enclosed the State of Mr. Hamil- ton's & my observations respecting his Sentiments delivered in the gen- eral Convention & Judge Yates's Information on that Subject. I have confined myself to the Revisal of my own Observations, leaving Mr. Hamilton & Mr. Jay to do the like with theirs-Some of the Ob- servations of the former are not accurately stated & some omitted, but I suppose he will correct them. In the paper enclosed wherever it is divided into Columns the first Column contains the Sentiments of Judge Yates or myself as revised- the second is a Copy of Mr. Child's verbatim-in the other parts my Sentiments are of my own stating-those of the others of Mr. Childs without the least Alteration.2 It would have been my Wish that this Business might have been rep- resented by Child's after subjecting the Revisions of both parties to the perusal of the other-but tho' I intimated this to Mr. Childs he never signified any assent & I would not repeat it.-Mr. Hamilton may there- fore give such an Account of it as he thinks proper-I shall only reserve the Right if I suppose it not accurate to contradict it. Mr. Childs has not sent me the Remainder of the papers he promised to submit to my Revision.-when he does they will be immediately attended to & returned as early as possible. I have to acknowledge the Favor of Mr. Smith's Letter and am sin- cerely convinced that a Correspondence on the plan he suggested will tend to unite the Efforts and give Success to the Advocates for Amend- ments to the new Constitution if any Thing can. New York Daily Advertiser 16 December 17883 JUST PUBLISHED, And to be sold by the Printer hereof and Thomas Allen, No. 16, corner of Queen-street and Fly-Market, THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION Of the State of New-York, ASSEMBLED AT POUGHKEEPSIE, On the 17th June, 1788, 2490
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