New York

by Kaminski, John P.; Saladino, Gaspare J.; Leffler, Richard; Schoenleber, Charles H.

• ISBN13: 9780870203428
• ISBN10: 0870203428
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Summary

This documentary series comprises encyclopedic volumes, consisting of manuscript and printed documents compiled from hundreds of sources. The series is an unrivaled reference work for historical and legal scholars, librarians, and students of the Constitution.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Organization	xv
Editorial Procedures	xvii
General Ratification Chronology, 1786--1791	xviii
Calendar for the Years 1787--1788	xxi
New York Introduction	xxii
Note on Sources	liv
Symbols	lxxx
New York Chronology, 1777--1790	lxxxiii
Officers of the State of New York, 1787--1788	lxxxvii
I. THE DEBATE OVER THE CONSTITUTION IN NEW YORK
21 July 1787--31 January 1788
Introduction	3	(6)
Alexander Hamilton Attacks Governor George Clinton, 21 July--30 October 1787	9	(27)
New York Daily Advertiser, 21 July	11	(3)
An Admirer of Anti-Federal Men, New York Daily Advertiser, 26 July	14	(2)
Pennsylvania Herald, 1 August	16	(1)
Massachusetts Centinel, 18 August	16	(1)
A Republican, New York Journal, 6 September	16	(4)
Aristides, New York Daily Advertiser, 10 September	20	(3)
An Old Soldier, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 10 September	23	(1)
Rusticus, New York Journal, 13 September	24	(2)
New York Daily Advertiser, 15 September	26	(3)
Anti-Defamationis, New York Journal, 20 September	29	(2)
Inspector I, New York Journal, 20 September	31	(3)
Edward Carrington to James Madison, New York, 23 September	34	(1)
Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, New York, 8--10 October	34	(1)
George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, Mount Vernon, 18 October	35	(1)
Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, New York, 30 October	36	(1)
Rough Carver, New York Daily Advertiser, 3--4 September	36	(6)
§Editors' Note: The Publication of the Constitution in New York 21 September 1787--June 1788	42	(5)
John Pintard to Elisha Boudinot, New York, 22 September 1787	47	(2)
Abraham Bancker to Evert Bancker, Staten Island, 23 September	49	(1)
Marinus Willett to John Tayler, New York, 23 September	50	(1)
New York Daily Advertiser, 24 September	50	(2)
Evert Bancker to Abraham Bancker, New York, 25 September	52	(1)
Elting & Varick to Peter Van Gaasbeek, New York, 25 September	53	(1)
Pennsylvania Herald, 25 September	53	(1)
Henry Chapman to Stephen Collins, New York, 26 September	54	(1)
A Citizen of New-York, New York Daily Advertiser, 26 September	54	(1)
Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 26 September	55	(1)
§Editors' Note: The Confederation Congress and the Constitution 26--28 September	55	(2)
New York Journal, 27 September	57	(1)
Cato I, New York Journal, 27 September	58	(3)
Elias Boudinot to William Bradford, Jr., Elizabethtown, N.J., 28 September	61	(1)
New York Morning Post, 28 September	62	(1)
Peter Tappen to George Clinton, Poughkeepsie, 29 September	62	(1)
Curtius I, New York Daily Advertiser, 29 September	63	(4)
James Madison to George Washington, New York, 30 September	67	(1)
John Stevens, Jr., to John Stevens, Sr., New York, 1 October	68	(1)
Cßsar I, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 October	68	(3)
Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 3 October	71	(2)
New York Journal, 4 October	73	(1)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Essays of An American Citizen 6 October--29 November	74	(1)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 8 October	75	(1)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Address of the Seceding Members of the Pennsylvania Assembly, 9--18 October	76	(1)
Collin McGregor to Neil Jamieson, New York, 10 October	77	(1)
Philadelphia Freeman's Journal, 10 October	78	(1)
Cato II, New York Journal, 11 October	79	(4)
New York Morning Post, 11 October	83	(1)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of James Wilson's 6 October Speech Before a Philadelphia Public Meeting, 13--25 October	84	(1)
James Madison to George Washington, New York, 14 and 18 October	85	(1)
Marcus, New York Daily Advertiser, 15 October	85	(2)
Cincinnatus, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 15 October	87	(4)
John Jay to John Adams, Office for Foreign Affairs, 16 October	91	(1)
Cæsar II, New York Daily Advertiser, 17 October	91	(5)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Centinel Essays 17 October 1787--12 April 1788	96	(1)
Curtius II, New York Daily Advertiser, 18 October 1787	97	(5)
New York Journal, 18 October	102	(1)
Brutus I, New York Journal, 18 October	103	(12)
Sidney, New York Journal, 18 October (extraordinary)	115	(3)
New York Journal, 18 October (extraordinary)	118	(1)
New York Daily Advertiser, 20 October	119	(2)
Virginia Delegates to Congress Report on the Prospects of Ratification of the Constitution in New York, 21--28 October	121	(2)
James Madison to Edmund Randolph, New York, 21 October	121	(1)
Edward Carrington to Thomas Jefferson, New York, 23 October	121	(1)
James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, New York, 24 October	122	(1)
James Madison to William Short, New York, 24 October	122	(1)
Edward Carrington to William Short, New York, 25 October	122	(1)
James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, New York, 28 October	122	(1)
An Observer, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 22 October	123	(2)
Cato III, New York Journal, 25 October	125	(5)
A Republican I: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 25 October	130	(3)
A Slave and A Son of Liberty, New York Journal, 25 October, 8 November	133	(3)
A Slave, New York Journal, 25 October	133	(1)
A Son of Liberty, New York Journal, 8 November	134	(2)
New York Packet, 26 October	136	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 1, New York Independent Journal, 27 October	137	(10)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 29 October	147	(1)
Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, Philadelphia, 30 October	148	(1)
Philo-Publius I, New York Daily Advertiser, 30 October	148	(3)
Publius: The Federalist 2, New York Independent Journal, 31 October See CC:217	151	(1)
Albany Gazette, 1 November	151	(1)
An Enemy to Impostors, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 November	152	(2)
Brutus II, New York Journal, 1 November	154	(6)
Cincinnatus I: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 1 November	160	(6)
Timoleon, New York Journal, 1 November (extraordinary)	166	(5)
Americanus I, New York Daily Advertiser, 2 November	171	(3)
Curtius III, New York Daily Advertiser, 3 November (supplement)	174	(7)
Publius: The Federalist 3, New York Independent Journal, 3 November See CC:228	181	(1)
A Farmer, of New-Jersey: Observations on Government, New York, 3 November	181	(4)
New York Daily Advertiser, 5 November	185	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 4, New York Independent Journal, 7 November See CC:234	185	(1)
Philadelphia Freeman's Journal, 7 November	185	(1)
P. Valerius Agricola, Albany Gazette, 8 November	186	(4)
Albany Gazette, 8 November	190	(1)
Brutus, Junior, New York Journal, 8 November	190	(5)
Cato IV, New York Journal, 8 November	195	(4)
Cincinnatus II: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 8 November	199	(4)
Federal Farmer, Letters to the Republican, 8 November	203	(42)
James Kent to Nathaniel Lawrence, Poughkeepsie, 9 November	245	(2)
William Grayson to William Short, New York, 10 November	247	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 5, New York Independent Journal, 10 November See CC:252	247	(1)
Middletown, Conn., Middlesex Gazette, 12 November	247	(2)
Publius: The Federalist 6, New York Independent Journal, 14 November See CC:257	249	(1)
The News-Mongers' Song for the Winter of 1788, Albany Gazette, 15 November	249	(2)
New York Journal, 15 November	251	(1)
Brutus III, New York Journal, 15 November	252	(5)
Cincinnatus III: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 15 November	257	(5)
Philopœmen, New York Daily Advertiser, 16 November	262	(5)
Philo-Publius II, New York Packet, 16 November	267	(1)
Ebenezer Hazard to Jeremy Belknap, New York, 17 November	267	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 7, New York Independent Journal, 17 November See CC:269	268	(1)
An Observer, New York Journal, 19 November	268	(2)
Publius: The Federalist 8, New York Independent Journal, 20 November See CC:274	270	(1)
Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Rush, New York, 21 November	270	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 9, New York Independent Journal, 21 November See CC:27	271	(1)
A Countryman I (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 21 November	271	(4)
Medium, New York Journal, 21 November	275	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 10, New York Independent Journal, 22 November See CC:285	276	(1)
Cato V, New York Journal, 22 November	276	(5)
Cincinnatus IV: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 22 November	281	(6)
Americanus II, New York Daily Advertiser, 23 November	287	(4)
A Countryman II (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 23 November	291	(2)
New York Journal, 23 November	293	(4)
Charles Tillinghast to Timothy Pickering, New York, 24 November	297	(1)
Detector, New York Daily Advertiser, 24 November	298	(4)
Publius: The Federalist 11, New York Independent Journal, 24 November See CC:291	302	(1)
A Querist, New York Journal, 24 November	302	(1)
A Citizen, New York Journal, 24 November	303	(3)
John Jay and the Constitution, 24 November--7 December	306	(3)
Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 24 November	307	(1)
Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 7 December	308	(1)
Louis Guillaume Otto to Comte de Montmorin, New York, 26 November	309	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 12, New York Packet, 27 November See CC:297	309	(1)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 27 November	310	(1)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 27 November	310	(2)
Hugh Hughes to Charles Tillinghast, 28 November	312	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 13, New York Independent Journal, 28 November See CC:300	312	(1)
Philo-Publius III, New York Independent Journal, 28 November	313	(1)
Brutus IV, New York Journal, 29 November	313	(6)
Cincinnatus V: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 29 November	319	(8)
Americanus III, New York Daily Advertiser, 30 November	327	(4)
A Baptist, New York Journal, 30 November	331	(7)
Publius: The Federalist 14, New York Packet, 30 November See CC:310	338	(1)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of George Mason's Objections to the Constitution, 30 November--13 December	338	(2)
Edmund Prior to Moses Brown, New York, 1 December	340	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 15, New York Independent Journal, 1 December See CC:312	341	(1)
Philo-Publius IV, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 December	341	(1)
Interrogator: To Publius or the Pseudo-Federalist, Post-1 December	342	(4)
James Madison to Edmund Randolph, New York, 2 December	346	(1)
A Countryman III (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 3 December	347	(5)
The Circulation of New York Antifederalist Material in Connecticut New York Daily Advertiser, 4 December	352	(2)
Publius: The Federalist 16, New York Independent Journal, 4 December See CC:317	354	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 17, New York Independent Journal, 5 December See CC:321	354	(1)
Americanus IV, New York Daily Advertiser, 5--6 December	354	(6)
Don Diego de Gardoqui to Conde de Floridablanca, New York, 6 December	360	(1)
P. Valerius Agricola, Albany Gazette, 6 December	361	(6)
Cincinnatus VI: To James Wilson, Esquire, New York Journal, 6 December	367	(5)
A Countryman I (De Witt Clinton), New York Journal, 6 December	372	(6)
New York Journal, 6 December	378	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 18, New York Packet, 7 December See CC:330	379	(1)
James Kent to Nathaniel Lawrence, Poughkeepsie, 8 December	379	(1)
Robert R. Livingston to John Stevens, Sr., New York, 8 December	380	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 19, New York Independent Journal, 8 December See CC:333	381	(1)
William Constable to William Chambers, New York, 10 December	381	(1)
Roderick Razor, New York Daily Advertiser, 11 December	382	(6)
Examiner I, New York Journal, 11 December	388	(2)
Publius: The Federalist 20, New York Packet, 11 December See CC:340	390	(1)
One of Your Constant Readers, Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 11 December	390	(2)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 11 December	392	(2)
Cato, Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 12 December	394	(3)
Americanus V, New York Daily Advertiser, 12 December	397	(5)
D---, New York Daily Advertiser, 12 December	402	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 21, New York Independent Journal, 12 December See CC:341	403	(1)
One of the Nobility, New York Journal, 12 December	403	(3)
A Countryman II (De Witt Clinton), New York Journal, 13 December	406	(4)
Brutus V, New York Journal, 13 December	410	(6)
Cato VI, New York Journal, 13 December	416	(4)
New York Daily Advertiser, 14 December	420	(1)
Democritus, New York Journal, 14 December	421	(2)
Examiner II, New York Journal, 14 December	423	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 22, New York Packet, 14 December See CC:347	424	(1)
Antoine de La Forest to Comte de Montmorin, New York, 15 December	424	(1)
A Countryman IV (Hugh Hughes), New York Journal, 15 December	424	(4)
New York Journal, 17 December	428	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 23, New York Packet, 18 December See CC:352	428	(1)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 18 December	429	(1)
A Country Federalist, Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 19 December (supplement)	430	(8)
Cato, Poughkeepsie Country Journal, 19 December (supplement)	438	(2)
Publius: The Federalist 24, New York Independent Journal, 19 December See CC:355	440	(1)
Examiner III, New York Journal, 19 December	441	(1)
A Friend to Common Sense, New York Journal, 19 December	442	(2)
Pennsylvania Journal, 19 December	444	(1)
Albany Gazette, 20 December	444	(1)
Albany Gazette, 20 December	444	(1)
Albany Gazette, 20 December	445	(1)
A Lunarian, New York Daily Advertiser, 20 December	445	(2)
A Countryman III (De Witt Clinton), New York Journal, 20 December	447	(5)
New York Journal, 20 December	452	(1)
James Kent to Nathaniel Lawrence, Poughkeepsie, 21 December	453	(1)
Constitutional Convention Delegates Robert Yates and John Lansing, Jr. to Governor George Clinton, Albany, 21 December	454	(5)
Democritus, New York Journal, 21 December	459	(3)
Publius: The Federalist 25, New York Packet, 21 December See CC:364	462	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 26, New York Independent Journal, 22 December See CC:366	462	(1)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of Richard Henry Lee's Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, 22 December 1787--24 January 1788	462	(2)
Examiner IV, New York Journal, 24 December 1787	464	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 27, New York Packet, 25 December See CC:378	465	(1)
Lansingburgh Northern Centinel, 25 December	465	(1)
Publius: The Federalist 28, New York Independent Journal, 26 December See CC:381	466	(1)
Brutus VI, New York Journal, 27 December	466	(7)
A Republican, New York Journal, 27 December	473	(4)
§Editors' Note: New York Reprinting of the Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, 27 December 1787--April 1788	477	(1)
Henrietta Maria Colden to Frances Bland Tucker, New York, 28 December 1787	478	(1)
Democritus, New York Journal, 28 December	479	(3)
Publius: The Federalist 30, New York Packet, 28 December See CC:391	482	(1)
Timothy Pickering to John Pickering, Philadelphia, 29 December	482	(1)
New York Journal, 29 December	483	(1)
Roger Alden to Samuel William Johnson, New York, 31 December	483	(1)
America, New York Daily Advertiser, 31 December	484	(11)
Biographical Gazetteer	495	(6)
Appendices
I. The New York Constitution, 20 April 1777, and Act Concerning the Rights of the Citizens, 27 January 1787	501	(6)
II. New York Appoints Delegates to the Constitutional Convention 13 January--18 April 1787	507	(19)
III. The Report of the Constitutional Convention, 17 September 1787	526	(14)
IV. Printings and Reprintings of The Federalist	540	(10)
V. New York Population from 1790 U.S. Census	550