IntroductionFrom Nicholas Gilman, Philadelphia, 18 September 1787John Sullivan to Nicholas Gilman. Charlestown, N.H., 22 September 1787New Hampshire Spy, 22 September 1787Editors’ Note: The Publication and Circulation of the Constitution in New Hampshire 29 September 1787–1789Nicholas Gilman to John Langdon, New York, 30 September 1787New Hampshire Spy, 2 October 1787Philadelphia Freeman’s Journal, 3 October 1787New Hampshire Spy, 9 October 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of the Song “The Grand Constitution” 11–23 October 1787John Langdon to John Adams, Portsmouth, N.H., 13 October 1787 (excerpt)New Hampshire Spy, 13 October 1787A Republican, New Hampshire Spy, 13 October 1787New Hampshire Spy, 13 October 1787“Z.,” New Hampshire Spy, 16 October 1787Philadelphia Freeman’s Journal, 17 October 1787Juvenis, New Hampshire Spy, 20 October 1787Nicholas Gilman to John Langdon, New York, 23 October 1787 (excerpt)Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of Governor John Hancock’s Speech to the Massachusetts General Court, 23 October 1787President John Sullivan: Thanksgiving Proclamation, Durham, N.H., 24 October 1787Jeremiah Libbey to Jeremy Belknap, Portsmouth, N.H., 24 October 1787 (excerpt)New Hampshire Spy, 27 October 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of An American Citizen I and II 27 October–3 November 1787New Hampshire Spy, 30 October 1787A Friend to the Union, New Hampshire Spy, 30 October 1787Nicholas Gilman to President John Sullivan, New York, 31 October 1787 (excerpt)An Association of Christian Ministers: A Concert for Prayer Propounded to the Citizens of the United States, Exeter, N.H., c. October 1787President John Sullivan: Proclamation Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, Durham, N.H., 1 November 1787“M.,” New Hampshire Spy, 3 November 1787New Hampshire Spy, 3 November 1787John Langdon to George Washington, Portsmouth, N.H., 6 November 1787Behon, New Hampshire Recorder, 6 November 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of the Report of Connecticut’s Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 6 November 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of Elbridge Gerry’s Letter to the Massachusetts Legislature, 6 November 1787The New Hampshire Reprintings of Excerpts from the First and Third Paragraphs of Publius, The Federalist 1, 9 and 27 November 1787Robert Sawney, New Hampshire Gazette, 9 November 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of James Wilson’s Pennsylvania State House Speech, 9–16 November 1787President John Sullivan to Nicholas Gilman, Durham, N.H., 20 November 1787“M.,” New Hampshire Spy, 20 November 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of George Mason’s Objections to the New Constitution, 27–28 November 1787New Hampshire Spy, 4 December 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of Newspaper Articles on the Circulation of Antifederalist Material in Connecticut, 4 December 1787–18 January 1788New Hampshire Gazette, 5 December 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of Benjamin Franklin’s Last Speech in the Constitutional Convention, 7–18 December 1787John Wendell to Elbridge Gerry, Portsmouth, N.H., 15 December 1787Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 15 December 1787William Plumer to Daniel Tilton, Epping, N.H., 16 December 1787New Hampshire Recorder, 18 December 1787New Hampshire Spy, 18 December 1787Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of the Landholder Essays, 18 December 1787–18 April 1788Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of James Wilson’s Speech to the Pennsylvania Convention, 18–26 December 1787Pierse Long to Nicholas Gilman, Portsmouth, N.H., 21 December 1787Probus, Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 22 December 1787A Qualified Elector, New Hampshire Recorder, 1 January 1788New Hampshire Recorder, 1 January 1788New Hampshire Spy, 1 January 1788New Hampshire Spy, 1 January 1788Newburyport, Mass., Essex Journal & New-Hampshire Packet, 2 January 1788“Y. N.,” New Hampshire Spy, 4 January 1788Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 5 January 1788Tom Thoughtful, New Hampshire Gazette, 9 January 1788A Farmer, Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 11 January 1788New Hampshire Recorder, 15 January 1788New Hampshire Recorder, 15 January 1788John Preston to John Langdon, New Ipswich, N.H., 16 January 1788 (excerpt)Alfredus, Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 18 January 1788Exeter, Freeman’s Oracle, 18 January 1788New Hampshire Spy, 18 January 1788New Hampshire Spy, 18 January 1788Henry Knox to John Sullivan, New York, 19 January 1788Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of “The New Roof” and “A.B.: The Raising” 25 January, 14 and 26 March 1788New Hampshire Spy, 25 January 1788Old Steady, New Hampshire Spy, 25 January 1788New Hampshire Recorder, 29 January 1788Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of Richard Henry Lee’s Letter to Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph, 29 January 1788Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of George Washington’s Letters Expressing Support for the Constitution, 30 January–15 April 1788“M.,” New Hampshire Spy, 1 February 1788A Farmer, Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 1 February 1788Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of the Report of New York’s Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 1 February 1788A Traveller, New Hampshire Recorder, 5 February 1788Jeremiah Libbey to Jeremy Belknap, Portsmouth, N.H., 8 February 1788Alfredus, Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 8 February 1788A Friend to the Rights of the People: Anti-Fœderalist, No. I; Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 8 February 1788A Friend to the Republic: Anti-Fœderalist, No. II; Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 8 February 1788Finis, Exeter Freeman’s Oracle, 8 February 1788John Sullivan to Henry Knox, Portsmouth, N.H., 11 February 1788New Hampshire Spy, 12 February 1788Massachusetts Salem Mercury, 12 February 1788William Vans Murray: Political Sketches, New Hampshire Spy, 12, 15 February 1788Newburyport, Mass., Essex Journal & New-Hampshire Packet, 13 February 1788 (excerpts)James Madison to George Washington, New York, 15 February 1788 (excerpt)Pennsylvania Packet, 15 February 1788A Contented Man, New Hampshire Spy, 19 February 1788Columbus, New Hampshire Spy, 19 February 1788Maryland Journal, 19 February 1788Editors’ Note: The New Hampshire Reprinting of the Massachusetts Convention’s Amendments to the Constitution, 19 February 1788New Hampshire Mercury, 20 February 1788Winchester Virginia Gazette, 14 March 1788 