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The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution
I* Constitutional Documents and Records, 1776-1787
Ratification of the Constitution by the States
II* Pennsylvania
III* Delaware * NewJersey * Georgia * Connecticut
IV-VII* Massachusetts
Vill-X* Virginia
XI Maryland * South Carolina
XII New Hampshire * Congress and Ratification
\!X-XXI,* XXII-XXIII New York
XXIV-XXV Rhode Island
\XVI-XXVII North Carolina
(CwoI,,,alis on the Constitution: Public and Private
XII* 21 February to 7 November 1787
XIV* 8 November to 17 December 1787
XV* 18 December 1787 to 31 january 1788
XVI* 1 February to 31 March 1788
XVII* 1 April to 9 May 1788
XVIII* 10 May to 13 September 1788
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