(LAW) Manuscript tally sheet for the ratification of the Con

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(LAW.) Manuscript tally sheet for the ratification of the Constitution. One manuscript sheet, 7 x 4 inches; moderate wear and light soiling. Np, December 1787 to June 1788

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As the Constitution wound its way through the lengthy ratification process, the nation waited anxiously to see if it would become the law of the new nation. The unknown author of this contemporary record was among the curious. He titled his sheet "Ratification of the Federal Constitution by the Following States," giving the dates and the votes for the first ten states to approve. The ratification by New Hampshire (the ninth to do so) on 21 June 1788 signaled the official establishment of the Constitution, followed closely by Virginia four days later. With the drama dissipated, our chronicler never filled in the dates or vote counts for the final three states, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.