Ratification by the States | Volume XXIII: New York, No. 5 | Documents | V. THE NEW YORK CONVENTION, 17 June–26 July 1788 (Continued) | The New York Convention, Wednesday, 23 July 1788 | Private Commentaries on the Convention, 23 July 1788 | Abraham B. Bancker to Peter Van Gaasbeek, Poughkeepsie, 23 July 1788