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ONE OF THE EARLIEST PRINTINGS OF THE HOUSE DRAFT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS (CONSTITUTION.) The New-York Packet. 4 pages, 19 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, on one sheet; stitch holes in left margin, very minor foxing. New York, 27 August 1789
On pages 2 and 3 appear a very early printing of the 24 August House of Representatives draft of the Bill of Rights. This version was passed off the the Senate for consideration. Seventeen proposed amendments appear here, some of which would be later combined by the Senate. Two amendments were also later rejected by the Senate--Articles XIV and XVI, as they appear here. The Senate and House later agreed on twelve amendments for the final submission to the states on 30 September, of which ten later gained passage as the Bill of Rights. An official House printing of this 24 August draft sold in a Swann Americana sale, 10 October 2002, lot 378, for $260,000.
