The Documentary history of the ratification of the Constitution / edited by Merrill Jensen.
1976
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Title
The Documentary history of the ratification of the Constitution / edited by Merrill Jensen.
Published
Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1976-
Call Number
KF4502 .D63
Holding Record
Current: v.1-5,7-40-
Alternate Title
Ratification of the Constitution by the states
ISBN
0870201530 (v. 1)
Description
volumes ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1365137
Note
Volumes 2,13-16 : Editors, John P. Kaminski, Gaspare J. Saladino.
Volumes 3- have microfiche supplement inserted.
Volumes 3- have microfiche supplement inserted.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Record Appears in
Portion of Title
Ratification of the constitution
Sub-location
/Hamburger Reserve/
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
xviii
Organization
xx
Editorial Procedures
xxii
General Ratification Chronology, 1786-1791
xxiii
Calendar for the Years 1787-1788
xxvi
Introduction
xxvii
Note on Names of South Carolina Governmental Jurisdictions
xlix
Note on Sources
li
Symbols
lxii
South Carolina Chronology, 1663-1790
lxv
Officers of the State of South Carolina
lxix
I.
The Debate Over The Constitution In South Carolina; 29 September 1787-11 January 1788*
Introduction
3
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to Sir Matthew White Ridley New York, 29 September 1787
4
[§] Editors' Note: The Publication of the Constitution in South Carolina 2 October 1787-26 May 1788
6
Eliza Lucas Pinckney to Daniel Huger Horry, 2 October 1787
8
Letter from Charleston, 6 October 1787
8
Pierce Butler to Weeden Butler, New York, 8 October 1787
8
Henry Laurens, Sr., to Edward Bridgen, Mepkin Plantation, 8 October 1787
10
A Federal Centinel, South Carolina Weekly Chronicle, 9 October 1787
10
A Drayman, South Carolina Weekly Chronicle, 9 October 1787
11
Henry Laurens, Sr., to William Bell, Mepkin Plantation, 11 October 1787
12
Letter from Charleston, 13 October 1787
12
Charles Pinckney: Observations on the Plan of Government Submitted to the Federal Convention, New York, Pre-14 October 1787
12
Charleston Morning Post or South Carolina Weekly Chronicle 23 October 1787
31
Jean Pierre Le Mayeur to George Washington, Charleston, 24 October 1787
32
Francis Kinloch to Johannes von Muller, Charleston, 26 October 1787
32
Christopher Gadsden to Thomas Jefferson, Charleston, 29 October 1787
33
Governor Thomas Pinckney: Circular Letter to Legislators, Charleston 31 October 1787
34
[§] Editors' Note: The South Carolina Reprinting of James Wilson's State House Speech, 1 November 1787
35
Edward Rutledge to Samuel Myers, Charleston, 8 November 1787
36
Thomas Lowndes to Robert Goodloe Harper, Charleston, 10 November 1787
37
David Ramsay to Benjamin Rush, Charleston, 10 November 1787
38
David Ramsay to Noah Webster, Charleston, 10 November 1787
40
Margaret Izard Manigault to Gabriel Manigault, Charleston, 12 November 1787
40
Jean-Baptiste Petry to le Marechal de Castries, Charleston, 16 November 1787
41
Thomas Tudor Tucker to St. George Tucker, Philadelphia, 21 November 1787
42
[§] Editors' Note: The Circulation of The Federalist in South Carolina 22 November 1787-20 June 1788
43
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Charleston, 25 November 1787
44
Cato, State Gazette of South Carolina, 26 November 1787
44
Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 27 November 1787
49
Henry Laurens, Sr., to William Bell, Mepkin Plantation, 29 November 1787
49
Letters from Charleston, 3, 4 December 1787
50
Charleston Columbian Herald, 3 December 1787
50
Maecenas, State Gazette of South Carolina, 6 December 1787
51
Cato, State Gazette of South Carolina, 10 December 1787
54
Drousea, State Gazette of South Carolina, 10 December 1787
57
Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer, 14 December 1787
58
Pierce Butler to Simpson and Davison, 26 December 1787
58
Jean-Baptiste Petry to Comte de Montmorin, Charleston, 26 December 1787
59
[§] Editors' Note: The South Carolina Reprinting of George Mason's Objections to the Constitution, 27 December 1787-7 January 1788
59
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 3 January 1788
60
Caroliniensis, Charleston City Gazette, 3 January 1788
60
Philo-Centinel, Charleston City Gazette, 5 January 1788
65
Charleston Columbian Herald, 10 January 1788
66
Caroliniensis, Charleston City Gazette, 11 January 1788
67
II.
The South Carolina General Assembly Calls A Convention; 8 January-29 February 1788*
Introduction
72
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 8 January 1788
76
House of Representatives Proceedings, 8 January
76
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 10 January 1788
77
House of Representatives Proceedings, 10 January
77
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Proceedings, 10 January
78
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 11 January 1788
78
House of Representatives Proceedings, 11 January
78
House of Representatives Committee Report on the State Convention 11 January
79
House of Representatives Debates, 11 January
79
Private Commentary on House of Representatives Proceedings, 11 January
81
Jean-Baptiste Petry to Comte de Montmorin, Charleston, 12 January
81
Senate Proceedings, 11 January 1788
82
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 14 January 1788
82
House of Representatives Proceedings, 14 January
82
House of Representatives Debates, 14 January
83
Senate Proceedings, 14 January
85
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 15 January 1788
86
Senate Proceedings, 15 January
86
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Debates, 15 January
87
South Carolina House Of Representatives Debates The Constitution 16-18 January 1788
88
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 16 January 1788
90
House of Representatives Proceedings, 16 January
90
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Proceedings, 16 January
91
House of Representatives Debates, 16 January
91
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 17 January 1788
115
House of Representatives Proceedings, 17 January
115
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Proceedings, 17 January
116
House of Representatives Debates, 17 January
116
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Notes on Debates in the South Carolina House of Representatives, 17 January
139
Notes on Speech by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
139
Notes on Speech by Rawlins Lowndes
141
Senate Proceedings, 17 January
142
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18 January 1788
144
House of Representatives Proceedings, 18 January
144
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Proceedings, 18 January
144
House of Representatives Debates, 18 January
144
Henry Pendleton: Notes of Debates in House of Representatives, 18 January
160
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 19 January 1788
161
House of Representatives Proceedings, 19 January
161
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Proceedings, 19 January
165
Senate Proceedings, 19 January
165
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 24 January 1788
168
House of Representatives Proceedings, 24 January
168
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 2 February 1788
169
Senate Proceedings, 2 February
169
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 4 February 1788
169
House of Representatives Proceedings, 4 February
169
STATE HOUSE FIRE AND MEETING PLACES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 5-11 February 1788
170
Robert Woodruff Journal, 5 February
170
Thomas Pinckney to Harriott Pinckney Horry, Charleston, 6 February
171
Charleston Columbian Herald, 7 February
171
State Gazette of South Carolina, 7 February
172
Charleston City Gazette, 7 February
172
State Gazette of South Carolina, 11 February
173
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 7 February 1788
174
House of Representatives Proceedings, 7 February
174
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Proceedings, 7 February
177
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 8 February 1788
177
House of Representatives Proceedings, 8 February
177
Senate Proceedings, 8 February
178
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 9 February 1788
178
Senate Proceedings, 9 February
178
House of Representatives Proceedings, 9 February
179
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 11 February 1788
180
House of Representatives Proceedings, 11 February
180
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 12 February 1788
180
House of Representatives Proceedings, 12 February
180
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 13 February 1788
182
Senate Proceedings, 13 February
182
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 16 February 1788
184
House of Representatives Proceedings, 16 February
184
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18 February 1788
184
Senate Proceedings, 18 February
184
Resolutions Calling a State Convention, 18 February
185
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 20 February 1788
190
Newspaper Report of House of Representatives Debates, 20 February
190
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 27 February 1788
191
House of Representatives Proceedings, 27 February
191
Senate Proceedings, 27 February
191
House of Representatives Proceedings, 27 February
192
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 28 February 1788
192
House of Representatives Proceedings, 28 February
192
Senate Proceedings, 28 February
193
House of Representatives Proceedings, 28 February
193
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 29 February 1788
194
Senate Proceedings, 29 February
194
House of Representatives Proceedings, 29 February
194
Ordinance Granting Privilege to Electors and Members of the State Convention, 29 February
195
COMMENTARIES ON CALLING THE STATE CONVENTION, 16 January-27 February 1788
195
Penuel Bowen to Joseph Ward, Charleston, 16 January
195
Charleston Columbian Herald, 21 January
197
Letter from Charleston, 24 January
197
David Ramsay to Benjamin Lincoln, Charleston, 29 January
197
Jean-Baptiste Petry to Comte de Montmorin, Charleston, 30 January
199
Newport Herald, 21 February
200
Massachusetts Centinel, 23 February
201
Pennsylvania Gazette, 27 February
201
III.
The Debate Over The Constitution In South Carolina; 19 January-2 June 1788*
Introduction
203
David Ramsay to John Eliot, Charleston, 19 January 1788
206
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 20 January 1788
206
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in Newburyport, Mass., 20 January 1788
207
[§] Editors' Note: The South Carolina Reprinting of the Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, 21 January-4 February 1788
207
Letter from Charleston, 22 January 1788
209
Hary Grant to Christopher Champlin, Charleston, 23 January 1788
209
State Gazette of South Carolina, 28 January 1788
210
Letter from South Carolina to a Friend in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 30 January 1788
211
Justice Richard Champion: Charge to the Lancaster County Grand Jury January 1788
211
Civis: To the Citizens of South Carolina, Charleston Columbian Herald 4 February 1788
212
Charleston City Gazette, 8 February 1788
218
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in Philadelphia, 9 February 1788
220
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 10 February 1788
221
Henry W. DeSaussure to Jedidiah Morse, Charleston, 11 February 1788
222
Adam Gilchrist to Collin McGregor Charleston, 11 February 1788
224
Charleston City Gazette, 11 February 1788
225
Charleston Columbian Herald, 14 February 1788
226
Pierce Butler to Thomas FitzSimons, Charleston, 15 February 1788
226
Jean-Baptiste Petry to Comte de Montmorin, Charleston, 15 February 1788
227
David Ramsay to Benjamin Rush, Charleston, 17 February 1788
227
Pierce Butler to Elbridge Gerry, Mary-Ville Plantation, 3 March 1788
228
Flaccinaucinehilipilification, Charleston Columbian Herald, 3 March 1788
229
Massachusetts Salem Mercury, 4 March 1788
231
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 8 March 1788
231
Charleston City Gazette, 12 March 1788
232
Pennsylvania Gazette, 19 March 1788
232
Charleston City Gazette, 22 March 1788
233
David Ramsay to Benjamin Lincoln, Charleston, 31 March 1788
233
Caroliniensis, Charleston City Gazette, 1, 2 April 1788
235
Henry W. DeSaussure to Jedidiah Morse, Charleston, 2 April 1788
242
[§] Editors' Note: The Sale of Thomas Lloyd's Debates of the Pennsylvania Convention As Advertised in the Charleston Columbian Herald 3 April-12 June 1788
242
Charleston City Gazette, 4 April 1788
244
George Nicholas to James Madison, Charlottesville, Va., 5 April 1788
244
James Madison to George Nicholas, Orange County, Va., 8 April 1788
245
John Kean and Beaufort Grand Jury on the Constitution, 8 April 1788
246
John Kean: Comments on the Constitution, c. 8 April 1788
248
John Kean: Alternative Ending to Comments on the Constitution c. 8 April 1788
249
Beaufort District Grand Jury Address, 8 April 1788
250
Arthur Bryan to George Bryan, Charleston, 9 April 1788
251
Letter from Charleston, 9 April 1788
253
[§] Editors' Note: The South Carolina Reprinting of Luther Martin's Genuine Information, 10 April-22 May 1788
255
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in Baltimore, 10 April 1788
256
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 11 April 1788
256
Charleston City Gazette, 11 April 1788
257
Benjamin Rush to David Ramsay, Charleston Columbian Herald 14 April 1788
257
Charleston City Gazette, 15 April 1788
260
David Ramsay to Benjamin Rush, Charleston, 21 April 1788
261
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 29 April 1788
262
Letter from Charleston, 1 May 1788
262
A Dialogue between King Leo and His Servants Charleston Columbian Herald, 1, 5 May 1788
262
Pierce Butler to Weeden Butler, Mary-Ville Plantation, 5 May 1788
268
From Edward Rutledge, 5 May 1788
272
Charleston Columbian Herald, 5 May 1788
272
A Steady and Open Republican, State Gazette of South Carolina, 5 May 1788
274
Charleston City Gazette, 7 May 1788
276
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Beaufort, 8 May 1788
277
A Back Wood's Man, Charleston Columbian Herald, 8 May 1788
277
State Gazette of South Carolina, 8 May 1788
279
William Spotswood to Mathew Carey, Charleston, 10 May 1788
280
Charleston Columbian Herald, 15 May 1788
281
State Gazette of South Carolina, 15 May 1788
283
A Federalist, Charleston City Gazette, 16 May 1788
284
South Carolina Receives News of Maryland Ratification Charleston City Gazette, 16 May 1788
285
[§] Editors' Note: John Lamb to Aedanus Burke, Rawlins Lowndes, and Thomas Sumter, New York, 19 May 1788
287
Pierce Butler to Simpson and Davison, 21 May 1788
288
South Carolina Delegates in the Confederation Congress to Governor Thomas Pinckney, New York, 22 May 1788
288
Boston American Herald, 2 June 1788
289
IV.
Election Of Convention Delegates; 17 March-10 May 1788*
Introduction
290
Election Notice: Parish of St. George, 17 March 1788
292
Alexander Gillon to Richard Hampton, Ashley Hill Plantation, 19 March 1788
292
Election Notice: Parishes of St. Philip and St. Michael, 3 April 1788
293
A Taxable Citizen, Charleston City Gazette, 10 April 1788
293
Election Certificate: Ninety Six District[—]North of the Saluda Greenville County, 12 April 1788
295
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Berkshire Plantation, 14, 18 April 1788
296
Election Returns: Parishes of St. Philip and St. Michael Charleston Columbian Herald, 17 April 1788
296
Pennsylvania Gazette, 23 April 1788
298
Letter from Charleston, 25 April 1788
298
Election Notice: Parishes of St. Philip and St. Michael, 1 May 1788
298
Georgia State Gazette, 10 May 1788
299
V.
The South Carolina Convention; 12-24 May 1788*
Introduction
300
Delegates to the South Carolina Convention
308
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 12 May 1788
312
Convention Proceedings, 12 May
312
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings and Debates, 12 May 1788
312
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 13 May 1788
312
Convention Proceedings, 13 May
312
Draft Report of the Committee on Rules, 13 May
315
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings and Debates, 13 May
318
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 14 May 1788
320
Convention Proceedings, 14 May
320
Report of the Committee on a Meeting Place for the Convention, 14 May
322
Richard Furman to David Ramsay, Charleston, 14 May
323
Committee Report, 14 May
323
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings, 14 May
323
Convention Debates: Opening Convention Speech of Charles Pinckney, 14 May
324
Convention Debates, 14 May
336
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 15 May 1788
349
Convention Proceedings, 15 May
349
Proclamation of John F. Grimke, Intendant of Charleston, 15 May
350
Private Commentary on Convention Proceedings, 15 May
351
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Charleston, 14, 15, 19 May
351
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 16 May 1788
352
Convention Proceedings, 16 May
352
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 17 May 1788
352
Convention Proceedings, 17 May
352
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings, 17 May
352
Convention Speech of Charles Pinckney, 17 May
353
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 19 May 1788
355
Convention Proceedings, 19 May
355
Newspaper Reports of Peter Fayssoux's Comments in the South Carolina Convention, 19 May
356
Charleston City Gazette, 20 May
356
Charleston City Gazette, 23 May
356
Charleston City Gazette, 24 May
357
State Gazette of South Carolina, 26 May
357
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 20 May 1788
358
Convention Proceedings, 20 May
358
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings, 20 May
358
Convention Speech of Francis Cummins, 20 May
359
Private Commentary on the Convention, 20 May
361
Gabriel Manigault to Margaret Izard Manigault, Charleston, 20 May
361
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 21 May 1788
362
Convention Proceedings, 21 May
362
Newspaper Reports of Convention Proceedings, 21 May
366
Charleston Columbian Herald, 22 May
366
Charleston City Gazette, 22 May
366
Charleston Columbian Herald, 26 May
367
John Kean: Notes on Convention Debates, 21 May
368
Commentaries on Convention Proceedings of 21 May
371
Letter from Charleston, 21 May
371
Gabriel Manigault to Margaret Izard Manigault, Charleston, 22 May
371
Letter from Charleston, 22 May
372
Peter Allaire: Journal of Occurrences, New York, 4 June
373
David Ramsay: Recollection of Convention Proceedings, 21 May
374
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 22 May 1788
375
Convention Proceedings, 22 May
375
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings, 22 May 1788
375
Convention Speeches of Patrick Dollard and Alexander Tweed, 22 May 1788 and the Controversy over Their Publication, 6 June-24 July 1788
377
Charleston City Gazette, 29 May
378
A Bye Stander, Charleston City Gazette, 6 June
382
Charleston City Gazette, 10 June
382
A Spectator, Charleston Columbian Herald, 12 June
382
Charleston City Gazette, 19 June
384
A Planter, State Gazette of South Carolina, 21 July
385
A Spectator, Charleston Columbian Herald, 24 July
387
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 23 May 1788
388
Convention Proceedings, 23 May
388
South Carolina Form of Ratification, 23 May
399
Newspaper Report on Convention Proceedings, 23 May
401
Convention Speech of Francis Cummins, 23 May
402
Private Commentaries on the Convention, 23 May
403
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in Baltimore, 23 May
403
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in Philadelphia, 24 May
403
Letter from Charleston, 26 May
404
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, 24 May 1788
405
Convention Proceedings, 24 May
405
Newspaper Report of Convention Proceedings, 24 May
406
Thomas Pinckney to South Carolina Delegates in Congress, Charleston 24 May
406
Thomas Pinckney to the Governor of New York, Charleston, 24 May
406
Thomas Pinckney to South Carolina Constitutional Convention Delegates Charleston, 24 May
407
Thomas Pinckney and Payment Certificates for Members of the Convention 24 May
407
Payment Certificate of John Cook for Attending South Carolina Convention Charleston, 24 May
408
COMMENTARIES ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
408
John Kean: Notes on the New Constitution, c. May 1788
408
A Taxable Citizen: Scene in a Piazza, Charleston City Gazette 14, 19, 22, 23 May 1788
410
A Spectator, Charleston Columbian Herald, 22 May 1788
417
A Georgia Backwoodman, Charleston City Gazette, 24 May 1788
418
VI.
The Aftermath Of Ratification In South Carolina; 23 May-27 November 1788*
Introduction
420
VI-A.
Celebrations of South Carolina Ratification, 27 May-4 July 1788
422
Charleston, 27 May 1788
424
Charleston Federal Committee Minutes, 24 May
424
The Federal Procession, 27 May
424
Charleston Columbian Herald, 29 May
430
State Gazette of South Carolina, 29 May
430
Charleston City Gazette, 29 May
431
David Ramsay Oration, Charleston Columbian Herald, 5 June
432
Massachusetts Salem Mercury, 10 June
438
Letter from Charleston, 29 June
439
Camden, 31 May 1788
439
Charleston City Gazette, 11 June
439
Parish of Prince Frederick, 11 June 1788
440
Chatham, 4 July 1788
441
Charleston City Gazette, 15 July
441
VI-B.
Public and Private Commentaries on the Constitution 23 May-27 November 1788
442
South Carolina: The Eighth Pillar Under the Federal Dome, 23 May 1788
442
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in Boston, 23 May 1788
443
William Mason to William Bentley, Charleston, 23-24 May 1788
443
Lewis Morris, Jr., to Staats Morris, Charleston, 24 May 1788
444
Jean-Baptiste Petry to Comte de la Luzerne, Charleston, 24 May 1788
444
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to Rufus King, Charleston, 24 May 1788
445
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to George Washington, Charleston, 24 May 1788
446
From Joseph Clay, Savannah, Post-24 May 1788
446
Francis Kinloch to Thomas Boone, Charleston, 26 May 1788
446
South Carolina Form of Ratification Broadside, 26 May 1788
448
John Kean to Susan Livingston Kean, Charleston, 27 May 1788
449
Letter from Charleston to a Friend in New York City, 27 May 1788
449
Comte de Moustier to Comte de Montmorin, New York, 29 May 1788
450
Nicholas Gilman to Jeremiah Wadsworth, New York, 29 May 1788
450
Edward Carrington to James Madison, New York, 30 May 1788
451
Maryland Receives News of South Carolina's Ratification, 31 May 1788
451
Maryland Journal, 3 June 1788
452
Maryland Journal, 3 June 1788
453
Baltimore Maryland Gazette, 3 June 1788
453
Archibald Maclaine to James Iredell, Sr., Wilmington, N.C., 4 June 1788
455
John Vaughan to Benjamin Vaughan, Philadelphia, 4 June 1788
455
Comte de Moustier to Comte de Montmorin, New York, 5 June 1788
456
James Bryson to John Langdon, Philadelphia, 6 June 1788
456
John Vaughan to John Langdon, Philadelphia, 6 June 1788
457
Gaspard Joseph Arnand Ducher to Comte de la Luzerne, Wilmington, N.C. 6 June 1788
458
George Miller to Marquis of Carmarthen, Charleston, 6 June 1788
459
Nathan Dane to Moses Brown, New York, 7 June 1788
459
Antoine de la Forest to Comte de la Luzerne, New York, 9 June 1788
460
St. John de Crevecoeur to William Short, New York, 10 June 1788
461
Massachusetts Centinel, 11 June 1788
461
Thomas Tudor Tucker to St. George Tucker, New York, 13 June 1788
463
Charles Pinckney to Rufus King, Charleston, 16 June 1788
463
David Ramsay to John Kean, Charleston, 20 June 1788
464
David Ramsay to Benjamin Lincoln, Charleston, 20 June 1788
464
Edward Rutledge to John Jay, Charleston, 20 June 1788
465
Edward Rutledge to John Langdon, Charleston, 20 June 1788
466
Letter from Charleston, 20 June 1788
466
John Parker and Thomas Tudor Tucker to Governor Thomas Pinckney New York, 21 June 1788
467
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to Rufus King, Charleston, 21 June 1788
468
Rawlins Lowndes to John Lamb, Charleston, 21 June 1788
468
Aedanus Burke to John Lamb, Charleston, 23 June 1788
469
Charleston City Gazette, 26 June 1788
472
Francis Cummins to Samuel Wilson, Bethel, S.C., July 1788
472
New York Daily Advertiser, 1 July 1788
473
William Spotswood to Mathew Carey, Charleston, 5 July 1788
473
John Wilson to Samuel Wilson, Crowder Creek, N.C., 10 July 1788
474
Penuel Bowen to Joseph Ward, John's Island, near Charleston, 14 July 1788
476
Joshua Johnson to Wallace & Muir, London, England, 7 August 1788
476
Baron de Beelen-Bertholff to Count Trauttmansdorff, Philadelphia 28 September 1788
477
Senex, State Gazette of South Carolina, 27 November 1788
477
VI-C.
The South Carolina Legislature and the State Convention 9 October-4 November 1788
478
Governor Thomas Pinckney to the South Carolina House of Representatives Charleston, 9 October 1788
479
Governor Thomas Pinckney to the South Carolina House and Senate Charleston, 13, 16 October 1788
480
Act to Pay the Expenses of the Convention, 4 November 1788
480
Payment of Convention Delegates
481
Biographical Gazetteer
488
Appendices
I.
The South Carolina Constitution, 19 March 1778
492
II.
South Carolina Appoints Delegates to the Constitutional Convention 29 January-27 March 1787
505
III.
The Report of the Constitutional Convention, 17 September 1787
511
IV.
South Carolina Population, 1790
525
V.
Speculations about the Prospects for Ratification of the Constitution in South Carolina, 24 October 1787-8 July 1788
527
Index
539