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Ratification of the Constitution Indexes | Index to Volume 14: Commentaries on the Constitution (2), 8 November – 17 December 1787 | R | Ratification, Procedure for
John Brown Cutting to William Short, London, c. 9 January [Commentaries on the Constitution 14:497]
– argument that Constitution should not be ratified precipitately [17 references]
– Confederation Congress considers [3 references]
– debate over consequences of ratification by nine states [6 references]
– as violation of Massachusetts constitution [1 reference]
– as violation of Articles of Confederation [8 references]
– debate over in Constitutional Convention [4 references]
– limited-term ratification favored [2 references]
See also Amendments to Constitution