Acknowledgments |
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Organization |
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Editorial Procedures |
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General Ratification Chronology, 1786--1791 |
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Calendar for the Years 1787--1788 |
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New York Introduction |
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Note on Sources |
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Symbols |
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New York Chronology, 1777--1790 |
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Officers of the State of New York, 1787--1788 |
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I. THE DEBATE OVER THE CONSTITUTION IN NEW YORK |
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21 July 1787--31 January 1788 |
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3 | (6) |
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Alexander Hamilton Attacks Governor George Clinton, 21 July--30 October 1787 |
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9 | (27) |
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New York Daily Advertiser, 21 July |
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11 | (3) |
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An Admirer of Anti-Federal Men, New York Daily Advertiser, 26 July |
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14 | (2) |
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Pennsylvania Herald, 1 August |
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16 | (1) |
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Massachusetts Centinel, 18 August |
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16 | (1) |
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A Republican, New York Journal, 6 September |
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16 | (4) |
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Aristides, New York Daily Advertiser, 10 September |
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20 | (3) |
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An Old Soldier, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 10 September |
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23 | (1) |
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Rusticus, New York Journal, 13 September |
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24 | (2) |
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New York Daily Advertiser, 15 September |
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26 | (3) |
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Anti-Defamationis, New York Journal, 20 September |
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29 | (2) |
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Inspector I, New York Journal, 20 September |
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31 | (3) |
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Edward Carrington to James Madison, New York, 23 September |
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34 | (1) |
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Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, New York, 8--10 October |
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34 | (1) |
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George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, Mount Vernon, 18 October |
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35 | (1) |
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Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, New York, 30 October |
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36 | (1) |
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Rough Carver, New York Daily Advertiser, 3--4 September |
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36 | (6) |
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§Editors' Note: The Publication of the Constitution in New York 21 September 1787--June 1788 |
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42 | (5) |
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John Pintard to Elisha Boudinot, New York, 22 September 1787 |
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47 | (2) |
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Abraham Bancker to Evert Bancker, Staten Island, 23 September |
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49 | (1) |
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Marinus Willett to John Tayler, New York, 23 September |
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50 | (1) |
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New York Daily Advertiser, 24 September |
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50 | (2) |
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Evert Bancker to Abraham Bancker, New York, 25 September |
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52 | (1) |
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Elting & Varick to Peter Van Gaasbeek, New York, 25 September |
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53 | (1) |
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Pennsylvania Herald, 25 September |
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53 | (1) |
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Henry Chapman to Stephen Collins, New York, 26 September |
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54 | (1) |
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A Citizen of New-York, New York Daily Advertiser, 26 September |
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54 | (1) |
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Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 26 September |
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55 | (1) |
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§Editors' Note: The Confederation Congress and the Constitution 26--28 September |
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55 | (2) |
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New York Journal, 27 September |
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57 | (1) |
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Cato I, New York Journal, 27 September |
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58 | (3) |
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Elias Boudinot to William Bradford, Jr., Elizabethtown, N.J., 28 September |
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61 | (1) |
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New York Morning Post, 28 September |
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62 | (1) |
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Peter Tappen to George Clinton, Poughkeepsie, 29 September |
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62 | (1) |
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Curtius I, New York Daily Advertiser, 29 September |
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63 | (4) |
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James Madison to George Washington, New York, 30 September |
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67 | (1) |
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John Stevens, Jr., to John Stevens, Sr., New York, 1 October |
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68 | (1) |
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Cßsar I, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 October |
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68 | (3) |
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Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 3 October |
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71 | (2) |
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New York Journal, 4 October |
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73 | (1) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Essays of An American Citizen 6 October--29 November |
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74 | (1) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 8 October |
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75 | (1) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Address of the Seceding Members of the Pennsylvania Assembly, 9--18 October |
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76 | (1) |
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Collin McGregor to Neil Jamieson, New York, 10 October |
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77 | (1) |
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Philadelphia Freeman's Journal, 10 October |
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78 | (1) |
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Cato II, New York Journal, 11 October |
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79 | (4) |
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New York Morning Post, 11 October |
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83 | (1) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of James Wilson's 6 October Speech Before a Philadelphia Public Meeting, 13--25 October |
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84 | (1) |
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James Madison to George Washington, New York, 14 and 18 October |
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85 | (1) |
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Marcus, New York Daily Advertiser, 15 October |
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85 | (2) |
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Cincinnatus, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 15 October |
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87 | (4) |
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John Jay to John Adams, Office for Foreign Affairs, 16 October |
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91 | (1) |
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Cæsar II, New York Daily Advertiser, 17 October |
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91 | (5) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Centinel Essays 17 October 1787--12 April 1788 |
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96 | (1) |
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Curtius II, New York Daily Advertiser, 18 October 1787 |
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97 | (5) |
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New York Journal, 18 October |
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102 | (1) |
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Brutus I, New York Journal, 18 October |
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103 | (12) |
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Sidney, New York Journal, 18 October (extraordinary) |
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115 | (3) |
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New York Journal, 18 October (extraordinary) |
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118 | (1) |
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New York Daily Advertiser, 20 October |
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119 | (2) |
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Virginia Delegates to Congress Report on the Prospects of Ratification of the Constitution in New York, 21--28 October |
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121 | (2) |
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James Madison to Edmund Randolph, New York, 21 October |
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121 | (1) |
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Edward Carrington to Thomas Jefferson, New York, 23 October |
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121 | (1) |
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James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, New York, 24 October |
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122 | (1) |
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James Madison to William Short, New York, 24 October |
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122 | (1) |
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Edward Carrington to William Short, New York, 25 October |
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122 | (1) |
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James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, New York, 28 October |
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122 | (1) |
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An Observer, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 22 October |
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123 | (2) |
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Cato III, New York Journal, 25 October |
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125 | (5) |
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A Republican I: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 25 October |
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130 | (3) |
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A Slave and A Son of Liberty, New York Journal, 25 October, 8 November |
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133 | (3) |
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A Slave, New York Journal, 25 October |
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133 | (1) |
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A Son of Liberty, New York Journal, 8 November |
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134 | (2) |
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New York Packet, 26 October |
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136 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 1, New York Independent Journal, 27 October |
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137 | (10) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 29 October |
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147 | (1) |
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Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, Philadelphia, 30 October |
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148 | (1) |
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Philo-Publius I, New York Daily Advertiser, 30 October |
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148 | (3) |
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Publius: The Federalist 2, New York Independent Journal, 31 October See CC:217 |
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151 | (1) |
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Albany Gazette, 1 November |
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151 | (1) |
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An Enemy to Impostors, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 November |
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152 | (2) |
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Brutus II, New York Journal, 1 November |
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154 | (6) |
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Cincinnatus I: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 1 November |
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160 | (6) |
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Timoleon, New York Journal, 1 November (extraordinary) |
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166 | (5) |
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Americanus I, New York Daily Advertiser, 2 November |
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171 | (3) |
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Curtius III, New York Daily Advertiser, 3 November (supplement) |
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174 | (7) |
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Publius: The Federalist 3, New York Independent Journal, 3 November See CC:228 |
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181 | (1) |
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A Farmer, of New-Jersey: Observations on Government, New York, 3 November |
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181 | (4) |
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New York Daily Advertiser, 5 November |
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185 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 4, New York Independent Journal, 7 November See CC:234 |
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185 | (1) |
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Philadelphia Freeman's Journal, 7 November |
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185 | (1) |
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P. Valerius Agricola, Albany Gazette, 8 November |
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186 | (4) |
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Albany Gazette, 8 November |
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190 | (1) |
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Brutus, Junior, New York Journal, 8 November |
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190 | (5) |
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Cato IV, New York Journal, 8 November |
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195 | (4) |
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Cincinnatus II: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 8 November |
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199 | (4) |
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Federal Farmer, Letters to the Republican, 8 November |
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203 | (42) |
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James Kent to Nathaniel Lawrence, Poughkeepsie, 9 November |
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245 | (2) |
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William Grayson to William Short, New York, 10 November |
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247 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 5, New York Independent Journal, 10 November See CC:252 |
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247 | (1) |
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Middletown, Conn., Middlesex Gazette, 12 November |
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247 | (2) |
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Publius: The Federalist 6, New York Independent Journal, 14 November See CC:257 |
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249 | (1) |
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The News-Mongers' Song for the Winter of 1788, Albany Gazette, 15 November |
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249 | (2) |
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New York Journal, 15 November |
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251 | (1) |
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Brutus III, New York Journal, 15 November |
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252 | (5) |
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Cincinnatus III: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 15 November |
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257 | (5) |
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Philopœmen, New York Daily Advertiser, 16 November |
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262 | (5) |
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Philo-Publius II, New York Packet, 16 November |
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267 | (1) |
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Ebenezer Hazard to Jeremy Belknap, New York, 17 November |
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267 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 7, New York Independent Journal, 17 November See CC:269 |
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268 | (1) |
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An Observer, New York Journal, 19 November |
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268 | (2) |
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Publius: The Federalist 8, New York Independent Journal, 20 November See CC:274 |
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270 | (1) |
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Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Rush, New York, 21 November |
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270 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 9, New York Independent Journal, 21 November See CC:27 |
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271 | (1) |
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A Countryman I (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 21 November |
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271 | (4) |
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Medium, New York Journal, 21 November |
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275 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 10, New York Independent Journal, 22 November See CC:285 |
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276 | (1) |
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Cato V, New York Journal, 22 November |
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276 | (5) |
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Cincinnatus IV: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 22 November |
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281 | (6) |
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Americanus II, New York Daily Advertiser, 23 November |
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287 | (4) |
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A Countryman II (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 23 November |
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291 | (2) |
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New York Journal, 23 November |
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293 | (4) |
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Charles Tillinghast to Timothy Pickering, New York, 24 November |
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297 | (1) |
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Detector, New York Daily Advertiser, 24 November |
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298 | (4) |
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Publius: The Federalist 11, New York Independent Journal, 24 November See CC:291 |
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302 | (1) |
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A Querist, New York Journal, 24 November |
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302 | (1) |
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A Citizen, New York Journal, 24 November |
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303 | (3) |
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John Jay and the Constitution, 24 November--7 December |
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306 | (3) |
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Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 24 November |
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307 | (1) |
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Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 7 December |
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308 | (1) |
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Louis Guillaume Otto to Comte de Montmorin, New York, 26 November |
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309 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 12, New York Packet, 27 November See CC:297 |
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309 | (1) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 27 November |
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310 | (1) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 27 November |
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310 | (2) |
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Hugh Hughes to Charles Tillinghast, 28 November |
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312 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 13, New York Independent Journal, 28 November See CC:300 |
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312 | (1) |
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Philo-Publius III, New York Independent Journal, 28 November |
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313 | (1) |
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Brutus IV, New York Journal, 29 November |
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313 | (6) |
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Cincinnatus V: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 29 November |
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319 | (8) |
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Americanus III, New York Daily Advertiser, 30 November |
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327 | (4) |
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A Baptist, New York Journal, 30 November |
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331 | (7) |
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Publius: The Federalist 14, New York Packet, 30 November See CC:310 |
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338 | (1) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of George Mason's Objections to the Constitution, 30 November--13 December |
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338 | (2) |
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Edmund Prior to Moses Brown, New York, 1 December |
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340 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 15, New York Independent Journal, 1 December See CC:312 |
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341 | (1) |
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Philo-Publius IV, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 December |
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341 | (1) |
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Interrogator: To Publius or the Pseudo-Federalist, Post-1 December |
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342 | (4) |
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James Madison to Edmund Randolph, New York, 2 December |
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346 | (1) |
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A Countryman III (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 3 December |
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347 | (5) |
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The Circulation of New York Antifederalist Material in Connecticut New York Daily Advertiser, 4 December |
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352 | (2) |
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Publius: The Federalist 16, New York Independent Journal, 4 December See CC:317 |
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354 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 17, New York Independent Journal, 5 December See CC:321 |
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354 | (1) |
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Americanus IV, New York Daily Advertiser, 5--6 December |
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354 | (6) |
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Don Diego de Gardoqui to Conde de Floridablanca, New York, 6 December |
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360 | (1) |
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P. Valerius Agricola, Albany Gazette, 6 December |
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361 | (6) |
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Cincinnatus VI: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 6 December |
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367 | (5) |
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A Countryman I (De Witt Clinton), New York Journal, 6 December |
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372 | (6) |
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New York Journal, 6 December |
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378 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 18, New York Packet, 7 December See CC:330 |
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379 | (1) |
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James Kent to Nathaniel Lawrence, Poughkeepsie, 8 December |
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379 | (1) |
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Robert R. Livingston to John Stevens, Sr., New York, 8 December |
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380 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 19, New York Independent Journal, 8 December See CC:333 |
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381 | (1) |
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William Constable to William Chambers, New York, 10 December |
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381 | (1) |
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Roderick Razor, New York Daily Advertiser, 11 December |
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382 | (6) |
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Examiner I, New York Journal, 11 December |
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388 | (2) |
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Publius: The Federalist 20, New York Packet, 11 December See CC:340 |
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390 | (1) |
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One of Your Constant Readers, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 11 December |
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390 | (2) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 11 December |
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392 | (2) |
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Cato, Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 12 December |
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394 | (3) |
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Americanus V, New York Daily Advertiser, 12 December |
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397 | (5) |
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D---, New York Daily Advertiser, 12 December |
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402 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 21, New York Independent Journal, 12 December See CC:341 |
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403 | (1) |
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One of the Nobility, New York Journal, 12 December |
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403 | (3) |
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A Countryman II (De Witt Clinton), New York Journal, 13 December |
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406 | (4) |
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Brutus V, New York Journal, 13 December |
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410 | (6) |
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Cato VI, New York Journal, 13 December |
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416 | (4) |
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New York Daily Advertiser, 14 December |
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420 | (1) |
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Democritus, New York Journal, 14 December |
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421 | (2) |
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Examiner II, New York Journal, 14 December |
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423 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 22, New York Packet, 14 December See CC:347 |
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424 | (1) |
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Antoine de La Forest to Comte de Montmorin, New York, 15 December |
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424 | (1) |
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A Countryman IV (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 15 December |
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424 | (4) |
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New York Journal, 17 December |
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428 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 23, New York Packet, 18 December See CC:352 |
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428 | (1) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 18 December |
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429 | (1) |
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A Country Federalist, Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 19 December (supplement) |
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430 | (8) |
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Cato, Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 19 December (supplement) |
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438 | (2) |
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Publius: The Federalist 24, New York Independent Journal, 19 December See CC:355 |
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440 | (1) |
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Examiner III, New York Journal, 19 December |
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441 | (1) |
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A Friend to Common Sense, New York Journal, 19 December |
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442 | (2) |
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Pennsylvania Journal, 19 December |
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444 | (1) |
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Albany Gazette, 20 December |
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444 | (1) |
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Albany Gazette, 20 December |
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444 | (1) |
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Albany Gazette, 20 December |
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445 | (1) |
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A Lunarian, New York Daily Advertiser, 20 December |
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445 | (2) |
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A Countryman III (De Witt Clinton), New York Journal, 20 December |
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447 | (5) |
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New York Journal, 20 December |
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452 | (1) |
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James Kent to Nathaniel Lawrence, Poughkeepsie, 21 December |
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453 | (1) |
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Constitutional Convention Delegates Robert Yates and John Lansing, Jr. to Governor George Clinton, Albany, 21 December |
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454 | (5) |
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Democritus, New York Journal, 21 December |
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459 | (3) |
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Publius: The Federalist 25, New York Packet, 21 December See CC:364 |
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462 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 26, New York Independent Journal, 22 December See CC:366 |
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462 | (1) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of Richard Henry Lee's Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, 22 December 1787--24 January 1788 |
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462 | (2) |
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Examiner IV, New York Journal, 24 December 1787 |
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464 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 27, New York Packet, 25 December See CC:378 |
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465 | (1) |
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Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 25 December |
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465 | (1) |
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Publius: The Federalist 28, New York Independent Journal, 26 December See CC:381 |
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466 | (1) |
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Brutus VI, New York Journal, 27 December |
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466 | (7) |
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A Republican, New York Journal, 27 December |
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473 | (4) |
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§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, 27 December 1787--April 1788 |
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477 | (1) |
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Henrietta Maria Colden to Frances Bland Tucker, New York, 28 December 1787 |
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478 | (1) |
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Democritus, New York Journal, 28 December |
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479 | (3) |
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Publius: The Federalist 30, New York Packet, 28 December See CC:391 |
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482 | (1) |
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Timothy Pickering to John Pickering, Philadelphia, 29 December |
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482 | (1) |
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New York Journal, 29 December |
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483 | (1) |
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Roger Alden to Samuel William Johnson, New York, 31 December |
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483 | (1) |
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America, New York Daily Advertiser, 31 December |
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484 | (11) |
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495 | (6) |
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I. The New York Constitution, 20 April 1777, and Act Concerning the Rights of the Citizens, 27 January 1787 |
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501 | (6) |
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II. New York Appoints Delegates to the Constitutional Convention 13 January--18 April 1787 |
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507 | (19) |
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III. The Report of the Constitutional Convention, 17 September 1787 |
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526 | (14) |
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IV. Printings and Reprintings of The Federalist |
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540 | (10) |
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V. New York Population from 1790 U.S. Census |
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550 | |