Volumes | Volume 68, April 8, 1922 – February 6, 1924 | Documents | Woodrow Wilson to Norman Hezekiah Davis, 25 April 1922
I. ENGLISH PRECEDENTSII. AMERICAN COLONIAL PRECEDENTSIII. THE REVOLUTIONARY ERAIV. STATE BILLS OF RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONS, 1776–1790V. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DEBATES OVER RIGHTSVI. RIGHTS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATIONVII. THE CALL FOR A SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONIntroductionConstitutional Convention Rejects Calling a Second Convention, 31 August–15 September 1787New York ConventionVirginia General Assembly Requests Congress to Call a Second Constitutional Convention, 20 November 1788Virginia General Assembly Requests Congress to Call a Second Constitutional Convention, 20 November 1788 [Editorial Note]House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 21 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Wednesday, 22 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Friday, 24 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Saturday, 25 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 27 October 1788 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 28 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Wednesday, 29 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Thursday, 30 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Friday, 31 October 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Saturday, 1 November 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 3 November 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 4 November 1788 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 11 November 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Thursday, 13 November 1788 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Friday, 14 November 1788Senate Proceedings, Monday, 17 November 1788 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 18 November 1788Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 19 November 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Wednesday, 19 November 1788 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Thursday, 20 November 1788Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 20 November 1788Virginia Legislature Application to Congress, 20 November 1788Virginia Legislature to Governor George Clinton, 20 November 1788Virginia Legislature to the State Executives, 20 November 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 25 November 1788Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 27 November 1788House of Delegates Proceedings, Thursday, 27 November 1788Executive Council Journal, Tuesday, 2 December 1788 (excerpts)Governor Beverley Randolph to the State Executives, Richmond, 2 December 1788Governor Beverley Randolph to Virginia’s Delegates to Congress, Richmond, 15 February 1789 (excerpts)Massachusetts’ Response to Virginia’s Call for a Second Constitutional ConventionPennsylvania’s Response to Virginia’s Call for a Second Constitutional ConventionU.S. House of Representatives Receives and Tables Virginia’s Application for a Second Constitutional Convention, 5 May 1789 New York General Assembly Concurrent Resolution Requesting Congress to Call a Second Constitutional Convention, 7 February 1789 VIII. STATE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION BY STATE RATIFYING CONVENTIONS, 1787–1790IX. U.S. CONGRESS: PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OVER AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, 4 May–September 1789IntroductionNewspaper Coverage of Congress’ Debate on AmendmentsU.S. House of Representatives, 1789U.S. Senate, 1789The Proceedings of CongressHouse Proceedings, Tuesday, 4 May 1789House Proceedings, Monday, 25 May 1789House Debates, Monday, 8 June 1789House Debates, Tuesday, 21 July 1789Newspaper Reports of House Proceedings, Tuesday, 28 July 1789House Committee of Eleven Report, Tuesday, 28 July 1789House Proceedings, Monday, 3 August 1789Report of Joint Committee of Congress, 11 August 1789 (excerpts)House Debates, Thursday, 13 August 1789House Debates, Friday, 14 August 1789House Debates, Saturday, 15 August 1789House Debates, Monday, 17 August 1789House Debates, Tuesday, 18 August 1789 (excerpts)House Proceedings, Wednesday, 19 August 1789House Debates, Thursday, 20 August 1789House Debates, Friday, 21 August 1789House Debates, Saturday, 22 August 1789House Proceedings, Monday, 24 August 1789House Proposed Amendments, 24 August 1789Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 25 August 1789 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 2 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 3 September 1789 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Friday, 4 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Monday, 7 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 8 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 9 September 1789House Proceedings, Thursday, 10 September 1789Newspaper Report of House Proceedings, Monday, 14 September 1789Newspaper Report of House Proceedings, Tuesday, 15 September 1789House Proceedings, Saturday, 19 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Monday, 21 September 1789 (excerpts)House Proceedings, Monday, 21 September 1789 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 24 September 1789 (excerpts)House Proceedings, Thursday, 24 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Friday, 25 September 1789 (excerpts)House Proceedings, Friday, 25 September 1789Senate Proceedings, Saturday, 26 September 1789House Proceedings, Monday, 28 September 1789 (excerpts)U.S. Congress: Twelve Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, 26 September 1789House Committee Reports on Status of Amendments, 20 May–29 July 1790 X. THE STATES RATIFY CONGRESS’ PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTIONState Approval of Congress’ Proposed Amendments to the U.S. ConstitutionIntroductionConnecticut, 12–13 April 1939Delaware, 28 January 1790Georgia, 24 March 1939Maryland, 19 December 1789Massachusetts, 2 March 1939New Hampshire, 25 January 1790New Jersey, 20 November 1789New York, 27 February 1790New York, 27 February 1790 [Editorial Note]Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, a.m., 12 January 1790Assembly Proceedings, Wednesday, 13 January 1790 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 13 January 1790 (excerpts)Assembly Proceedings, Thursday, 14 January 1790Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 20 January 1790Assembly Proceedings, Friday, 22 January 1790 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Saturday, 23 January 1790Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 26 January 1790Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 26 January 1790Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 4 February 1790Assembly Proceedings, Friday, 12 February 1790Assembly Proceedings, Saturday, 13 February 1790Assembly Proceedings, Saturday, 20 February 1790 (excerpts)Assembly Proceedings, Monday, 22 February 1790 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Monday, 22 February 1790Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 23 February 1790Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 24 February 1790 (excerpts)Assembly Proceedings, 24 February 1790Council of Revision Minutes, 25 and 27 February 1790 (excerpts)Assembly Proceedings, Saturday, 27 February 1790Act Ratifying Eleven Amendments, 27 February 1790Senate Proceedings, Monday, 1 March 1790Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 16 March 1790 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Friday, 19 March 1790 (excerpts)Assembly Proceedings, Friday, 19 March 1790Exemplification of New York’s Ratification of Amendments to the Constitution, 27 March 1790Governor George Clinton to President George Washington, New York, 2 April 1790Newspaper Reports of New York’s Ratification of Amendments to the Constitution, 10 February–7 April 1790 North Carolina, 22 December 1789Pennsylvania, 10 March 1790Pennsylvania, 10 March 1790 [Editorial Note]Supreme Executive Council Proceedings, Monday, 12 October 1789 (excerpts)Supreme Executive Council Proceedings, Tuesday, 3 November 1789Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 3 November 1789 (excerpts)Assembly Proceedings, Thursday, 5 November 1789Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 10 November 1789Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 24 November 1789Assembly Proceedings, Friday, 27 November 1789Assembly Proceedings, Monday, 30 November 1789Newspaper Account of Assembly Proceedings, 30 November 1789Assembly Proceedings, Wednesday, 24 February 1790Assembly Proceedings, Friday, 26 February 1790Assembly Proceedings, Monday, 1 March 1790Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 2 March 1790Assembly Proceedings, Friday, 5 March 1790Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 9 March 1790Assembly Proceedings, Wednesday, 10 March 1790Act Ratifying Amendments to the Constitution, 10 March 1790Speaker Richard Peters: Certification of Act Ratifying Amendments, 11 March 1790Speaker Richard Peters to President George Washington, Philadelphia, 11 March 1790Tobias Lear to Roger Alden, New York, 16 March 1790Newspaper Reports of Pennsylvania’s Ratification of Congress’ Amendments, 17–25 March 1790Assembly Proceedings, Tuesday, 6 April 1790 (excerpts)House of Representatives Proceedings, Wednesday, 24 August 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Monday, 29 August 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Tuesday, 30 August 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Thursday, 1 September 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Friday, 2 September 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Thursday, 8 September 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Friday, 9 September 1791Senate Proceedings, Friday, 9 September 1791 (excerpts)House of Representatives Proceedings, Saturday, 10 September 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Monday, 12 September 1791Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 15 September 1791Senate Proceedings, Friday, 16 September 1791House of Representatives Proceedings, Saturday, 17 September 1791Senate Proceedings, Saturday, 17 September 1791Senate Proceedings, Monday, 19 September 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 20 September 1791 (excerpts)House Proceedings, Wednesday, 21 September 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 21 September 1791 (excerpts)Governor Thomas Mifflin to the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Philadelphia, 21 September 1791 (excerpt)Act Ratifying Congress’ First Amendment to the Constitution, 21 September 1791Governor Thomas Mifflin to President George Washington, Philadelphia, 21 September 1791House Proceedings, Friday, 23 September 1791Senate Proceedings, Friday, 23 September 1791House Proceedings, Friday, 30 September 1791 (excerpts)Tobias Lear to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, New York, 27 October 1791 (excerpts)Governor Thomas Mifflin to the General Assembly, Philadelphia, 7 March 1792 (excerpt) Rhode Island, 11 June 1790South Carolina, 18–19 January 1790Vermont, 3 November 1791Virginia, 15 December 1791Virginia, 15 December 1791 [Editorial Note]Letters from Senators Richard Henry Lee and William Grayson, New York, 28 September 1789Governor Beverley Randolph to the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, Richmond, 19 October 1789 (excerpts)Governor Beverley Randolph to President George Washington, Richmond, 20 October 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Wednesday, 25 November 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 30 November 1789Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 2 December 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Wednesday, 2 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 3 December 1789 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Friday, 4 December 1789 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Saturday, 5 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Saturday, 5 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Monday, 7 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 8 December 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Wednesday, 9 December 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Friday, 11 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Friday, 11 December 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Saturday, 12 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Saturday, 12 December 1789House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 14 December 1789Senate Proceedings, Monday, 14 December 1789 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 14 December 1789Senator Richard Henry Lee to John Walker, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, New York, 9 August 1790House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 19 October 1790 (excerpts)House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 15 November 1790Governor Beverley Randolph to Speaker of the House of Delegates, Richmond, In Council, 17 October 1791 (excerpt)House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 18 October 1791House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 24 October 1791House of Delegates Proceedings, Tuesday, 25 October 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 1 November 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 2 November 1791House Proceedings, Wednesday, 2 November 1791 (excerpts)General Assembly Resolution, 3 November 1791Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 3 November 1791Governor Beverley Randolph to President George Washington, Council Chamber, Richmond, 4 November 1791Tobias Lear to U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, 11 November 1791 (excerpt)House of Delegates Proceedings, Monday, 5 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 6 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 7 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 8 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Friday, 9 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Saturday, 10 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Monday, 12 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Tuesday, 13 December 1791 (excerpts)Senate Proceedings, Wednesday, 14 December 1791Senate Proceedings, Thursday, 15 December 1791House of Delegates Proceedings, Thursday, 15 December 1791 (excerpts)General Assembly Resolution on Congress’ Proposed Amendments, Thursday, 15 December 1791Senate Proceedings, Monday, 19 December 1791 (excerpts)Governor Henry Lee to President George Washington, Council Chamber, Richmond, 22 December 1791Tobias Lear to U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, 30 December 1791U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to Governor Henry Lee, Philadelphia, 1 March 1792 (excerpts) 