Making Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation. Part 2

Making Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation. Part 2

Making Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation. Part 2

Making Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation. Part 2

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Overview
Abolitionism | The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

75 Abolitionism | The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

Abolitionism | An 18th-century anti-slavery token

76 Abolitionism | An 18th-century anti-slavery token

Adams, John | First complete edition of Adams's most powerful political discourse

77 Adams, John | First complete edition of Adams's most powerful political discourse

Adams, John | First French edition of a vital work for an emerging republic

78 Adams, John | First French edition of a vital work for an emerging republic

Alabama | First printing of the Alabama Confederate Constitution

79 Alabama | First printing of the Alabama Confederate Constitution

Alabama | Alabama's Reconstruction Constitution of 1867

80 Alabama | Alabama's Reconstruction Constitution of 1867

Alabama | A scarce contemporary printing of Alabama's "Reconstruction" constitution

81 Alabama | A scarce contemporary printing of Alabama's "Reconstruction" constitution

Alaska | The complete text of the Constitution of the State of Alaska

82 Alaska | The complete text of the Constitution of the State of Alaska

Arizona | The proposed constitution of 1910

83 Arizona | The proposed constitution of 1910

Arizona | The complete proceedings of the Arizona Constitutional Convention

84 Arizona | The complete proceedings of the Arizona Constitutional Convention

Arkansas | The constitution by which Arkansas rejoined the Union

85 Arkansas | The constitution by which Arkansas rejoined the Union

Arkansas | Another copy of the Reconstruction constitution, with an extensive index

86 Arkansas | Another copy of the Reconstruction constitution, with an extensive index

Arkansas | The fifth and current constitution, replacing the Reconstruction constitution

87 Arkansas | The fifth and current constitution, replacing the Reconstruction constitution

Arkansas | Another copy of the fifth Arkansas State Constitution

88 Arkansas | Another copy of the fifth Arkansas State Constitution

Articles of Confederation | Extracted from Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut, in America (1784)

89 Articles of Confederation | Extracted from Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut, in America (1784)

British Parliament | General Burgoyne and the Battle of Saratoga

90 British Parliament | General Burgoyne and the Battle of Saratoga

Burgoyne, John | An extract of Burgoyne's operations, printed in The Scots Magazine

91 Burgoyne, John | An extract of Burgoyne's operations, printed in The Scots Magazine

California | An account of the proceedings of the 1849 Constitutional Convention of Monterey

92 California | An account of the proceedings of the 1849 Constitutional Convention of Monterey

California | An early printing of the second—and current—California constitution

93 California | An early printing of the second—and current—California constitution

Carpenter, Thomas | First edition—a precursor of the Congressional Record

94 Carpenter, Thomas | First edition—a precursor of the Congressional Record

Cherokee Nation | The English printing of the Constitution and laws of the Cherokee Nation

95 Cherokee Nation | The English printing of the Constitution and laws of the Cherokee Nation

Colonial Currency | A eight shilling note printed by John Dunlap: "To Counterfeit is Death"'

96 Colonial Currency | A eight shilling note printed by John Dunlap: "To Counterfeit is Death"'

Colorado | The constitution that brought Colorado into the union

97 Colorado | The constitution that brought Colorado into the union

Colored Laborers' League | "Our platform is truth and honesty…"

98 Colored Laborers' League | "Our platform is truth and honesty…"

Connecticut | An early, but failed, attempt by the "Constitution State" to create a constitution

99 Connecticut | An early, but failed, attempt by the "Constitution State" to create a constitution

Continental Congress | The first Hartford edition

100 Continental Congress | The first Hartford edition

Continental Congress | An interesting association copy, containing the constitutions of several states and more

101 Continental Congress | An interesting association copy, containing the constitutions of several states and more

Continental Congress | President James Buchanan's copy, with his ownership signature

102 Continental Congress | President James Buchanan's copy, with his ownership signature

Cranch, William | A rare set of accounts of cases brought before the Supreme Court from 1801-1815

103 Cranch, William | A rare set of accounts of cases brought before the Supreme Court from 1801-1815

Cuba and Puerto Rico | "The dream of three generations of Cubans is about to be realized"

104 Cuba and Puerto Rico | "The dream of three generations of Cubans is about to be realized"

Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution |  A raised-letter printing of the United States' foundational documents

105 Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution | A raised-letter printing of the United States' foundational documents

Delaware | Contains the Delaware Constitution of 1792, the second governing document for the Delaware state government

106 Delaware | Contains the Delaware Constitution of 1792, the second governing document for the Delaware state government

English Constitution | The principle of balanced government

107 English Constitution | The principle of balanced government

Fitch, Thomas |  A proclamation issued to commemorate the defeat of the French in Canada

108 Fitch, Thomas | A proclamation issued to commemorate the defeat of the French in Canada

Florida | An early printing of the 1885 Florida Constitution

109 Florida | An early printing of the 1885 Florida Constitution

Georgia |  A late-nineteenth century copy of the Georgia Constitution

110 Georgia | A late-nineteenth century copy of the Georgia Constitution

Hawaii, Republic of | A draft of the constitution for the short-lived Republic of Hawaii

111 Hawaii, Republic of | A draft of the constitution for the short-lived Republic of Hawaii

Idaho | An early printing of the Idaho state constitution

112 Idaho | An early printing of the Idaho state constitution

Idaho and Montana |  Laws of the Territory of Idaho, one of the earliest specimens of printing in Idaho

113 Idaho and Montana | Laws of the Territory of Idaho, one of the earliest specimens of printing in Idaho

Illinois |  The earliest obtainable printing of the first Illinois Constitution

114 Illinois | The earliest obtainable printing of the first Illinois Constitution

Illinois |  A nineteenth-century printing of the third Illinois Constitution

115 Illinois | A nineteenth-century printing of the third Illinois Constitution

Indiana |  The revised Indiana Constitution of 1851

116 Indiana | The revised Indiana Constitution of 1851

Iowa | Containing the text of Iowa's second constitution

117 Iowa | Containing the text of Iowa's second constitution

Jackson, Johnathan | An argument in favor of adopting the Constitution

118 Jackson, Johnathan | An argument in favor of adopting the Constitution

Kansas |  The "Topeka" Constitution: "There shall be no slavery in this State."

119 Kansas | The "Topeka" Constitution: "There shall be no slavery in this State."

Kansas |  A nineteenth-century printing of the Kansas Constitution

120 Kansas | A nineteenth-century printing of the Kansas Constitution

Kentucky | A record of the proceedings of the 1849 Kentucky constitutional convention

121 Kentucky | A record of the proceedings of the 1849 Kentucky constitutional convention

Lee, Arthur | "A review of the causes and progress of the American contest"

122 Lee, Arthur | "A review of the causes and progress of the American contest"