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An address to the people of the state of New-York : shewing the necessity of making amendments to the Constitution, proposed for the United States, previous to its adoption. By a plebeian.

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Abstract/Description:
Attributed to Smith in: Ford, Paul Leicester. Bibliography and reference list of the history and literature relating to the adoption of the Constitution (Brooklyn, 1896). City of publication and printer's name suggested by Evans. The American Antiquarian Society copy is inscribed in the hand of Thomas Wallcut: Bought of Thomas Greenleaf, printer, N. York. Ascribed to the press of Robert Hodge by Ford. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ D² (D2 blank). Postscript, page [23]-26, contains remarks on John Jay's "Address to the people of the state of New-York, on the subject of the Constitution."
Title: An address to the people of the state of New-York : shewing the necessity of making amendments to the Constitution, proposed for the United States, previous to its adoption. By a plebeian.
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Name(s): Smith, Melancton 1744-1798
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1788
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 27 pages ; 24 cm
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Attributed to Smith in: Ford, Paul Leicester. Bibliography and reference list of the history and literature relating to the adoption of the Constitution (Brooklyn, 1896). City of publication and printer's name suggested by Evans. The American Antiquarian Society copy is inscribed in the hand of Thomas Wallcut: Bought of Thomas Greenleaf, printer, N. York. Ascribed to the press of Robert Hodge by Ford. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ D² (D2 blank). Postscript, page [23]-26, contains remarks on John Jay's "Address to the people of the state of New-York, on the subject of the Constitution."
Identifier: fauwsb7f22 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B7F22
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): Constitution (United States)
Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Constitutional law -- United States -- Popular works -- Early works to 1800
Constitutions -- United States -- Early works to 1800
Federal government -- United States -- Early works to 1800
Jay, John -- 1745-1829 -- Address to the people of the state of New York on the subject of the Constitution
New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865 -- Early works to 1800
United States -- Constitutional Convention -- (1787) -- Early works to 1800
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789 -- Early works to 1800
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb7f22
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Host Institution: FAU

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