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Jensen, Merrill (ed.) / Ratification of the Constitution by the states: Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut
(1978)
VI. The Connecticut Convention, 3-9 January 1788, pp. 535-562
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562 CONNECTICUT/9 JAN. Sami H. Parsons Jeremiah West Ebenr White Samuel Chapman Hezh Goodrich Ichabod Warner Dyar Throop Samuel Carver Jabez Chapman Jeremiah Ripley Cornelius Higgins Ephraim Root Hezekiah Brainerd John Phelps Theophilus Morgan Isaac Foot Hezh. Lane Abijah Sessions William Hart Caleb Holt Saml. Shipman Seth Crocker State of Connecticut, ss. Hartford January ninth Anno Domini one thousand, seven hundred and eighty eight. The foregoing Ratifica- tion was agreed to, and signed as above, by one hundred and twenty eight, and dissented to by forty Delegates in Convention, which is a Majority of eighty eight. Certified by Matthew Griswold, President. Teste Jedidiah Strong Secretary 1. Engrossed MS (LT), RG 11, Certificates of Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. . . , 1787-92, DNA. The Form retained by the state has not been located. For a photographic copy of the Form sent to Congress, see Mfm:Conn. 70. The text of the Form of Ratification was printed eight times in Connecticut and thirteen other times from Massachusetts to Georgia by 28 February. Matthew Griswold, President of the Convention to the President of Congress, Hartford, January' I herewith transmit enclosed to you the Ratification of' the Con- vention of delegates from the several towns in the State of Connecti- cut held at Hartford on the 3rd day of January instant (pursuant to a resolve of the legislature of the state at the sessions of their General Assembly held at New Haven on the second Thursday of October 1787) adopting the Federal Constitution of civil government for the United States of America composed by the Convention held at Philadelphia on the 17th of September last for that purpose which Ratification is subscribed by a great majority of all the delegates appointed by the State of Connecticut to deliberate upon the matters aforesaid. This state will undoubtedly do all in their power to pro- mote the establishment of so salutary a plan of government. 1. RC, RG 11, Certificates of Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. . . , 1787-92, DNA. The letter was endorsed by Roger Alden, the dleputy secretary -of Congress, as read on 22 January. 562
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