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Henry Wynkoop,

John Barclay, Thomas Yardley, Abraham Stout, Thomas Bull, Anthony Wayne, William Gibbons, Richard Downing, Thomas Cheney, John Hannum, Stephen Chambers,

Robert Coleman,

Sebastian Graff,

John Hubley,
Jasper Yeates,
Henry Slagle,
Thomas Campbell,

Thomas Hartley,

Attest.

David Grier,

John Black,

Benjamin Pedan,
John Arndt,
Stephen Balliet,
Joseph Horsefield,
David Dashler,
William Wilson,
John Boyd,
Thomas Scott,

John Nevill,
John Allison,
Jonathan Roberts,
John Richards,
James Morris,

Timothy Pickering,
Benjamin Elliot.

JAMES CAMPBELL, Sec'ry.

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NEW JERSEY.

In convention of the state of New Jersey.

WHEREAS a convention of delegates from the following states, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, met at Philadelphia, for the purpose

of deliberating on, and forming a constitution for the United States of America, finished their session on the seventeenth day of September last, and reported to Congress the form which they had agreed upon, in the words following, viz. [See the constitution.]

And whereas, Congress on the twenty-eighth day of "That September last, unanimously did resolve, "the said report, with the resolutions and letter ac"companying the same, be transmitted to the se"veral legislatures, in order to be submitted to a "convention of delegates, chosen in each state by the "people thereof, in conformity to the resolves of the "convention made and provided in that case."

And whereas, the legislature of this state did on the twenty-ninth day of October last resolve in the words following, viz. "Resolved unanimously, That "it be recommended to such of the inhabitants of this "state as are entitled to vote for representatives in ge"neral assembly, to meet in their respective counties "on the fourth Tuesday in November next, at the se"veral places fixed by law for holding the annual elec❝tions, to choose three suitable persons to serve as delegates from each county in a state convention, for "the purposes herein before mentioned, and that the "same be conducted agreeably to the mode, and conformably with the rules and regulations prescribed "for conducting such elections.

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"Resolved unanimously, That the persons so elect"ed to serve in state convention, do assemble and meet "together on the second Tuesday in December next, "at Trenton, in the county of Hunterdon, then and "there to take into consideration the aforesaid consti"tution; and if approved of by them, finally to ratify

"the same, in behalf and on the part of this state; and "make report thereof to the United States in Congress "assembled, in conformity with the resolutions thereto "annexed.

"Resolved, That the sheriffs of the respective coun"ties of this state shall be, and they are hereby requir"ed to give as timely notice as may be, by advertisements, to the people of their counties, of the time, "place, and purpose of holding elections as afore“said.”

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And whereas, the legislature of this state did also on the first day of November last, make and pass the following act, viz. "An act to authorize the people "of this state to meet in convention, deliberate upon, "agree to, and ratify the constitution of the United "States, proposed by the late general convention."Be it enacted by the council and general assembly "of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authori66 'ty of the same, that it shall and may be lawful for "the people thereof, by their delegates, to meet in con"vention, to deliberate upon, and if approved of by "them, to ratify the constitution for the United States, έσ proposed by the general convention, held at Phila"delphia, and every act, matter and clause therein "contained, conformably to the resolutions of the le"gislature, passed the twenty-ninth day of October, "seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, any law, usage "or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstand"ing."

Now be it known, that we the delegates of the state of New Jersey, chosen by the people thereof for the purposes aforesaid, having maturely deliberated on, and considered the aforesaid proposed constitution, do

hereby for and on the behalf of the people of the said state of New Jersey, agree to, ratify and confirm the same and every part thereof.

Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the members present, this eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.-In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names.⚫

JOHN STEVENS, President,

And delegate from the county of Hunterdon.

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In the name of the people of the state of Connecti

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WE the delegates of the people of said state in general convention assembled, pursuant to an act of the legislature in October last, have assented to and ratified, and by these presents do assent to, ratify and adopt the constitution reported by the convention of delegates in Philadelphia, on the 17th day of September, A. D. 1787, for the United States of America.

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