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Extract from Melancton Smith’s Notes of Debates, 12 July 1788

Extract from Melancton Smith’s Notes of Debates

[Poughkeepsie, 12 July 1788]

Mr. Jay. Went to the Committee disposed to accomdn.—pro[position]s. were received dictated—

These not comm[ende]d. as a Basis of agreemt.1

AD, N: Melancton Smith’s notes; DHRC description begins John P. Kaminski, Gaspare J. Saladino, Richard Leffler, Charles H. Schoenleber, and Margaret A. Hogan, eds. Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution (28 vols. to date; Madison, Wis., 1976–) description ends , 22: 2151–52.

1According to the Daily Advertiser (New York) of 16 July, “On Saturday morning, Mr. Jay opened the business by representing the unfairness of the proceedings in the informal Committee. He complained that when met for mutual discussion, they had been insulted by a complete set of propositions presented in a dictatorial manner for their passive acquiescence.” See DHRC description begins John P. Kaminski, Gaspare J. Saladino, Richard Leffler, Charles H. Schoenleber, and Margaret A. Hogan, eds. Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution (28 vols. to date; Madison, Wis., 1976–) description ends , 22: 2164–65. For the complete notes of debates for 12 July, in which Melancton Smith, AH, and John Lansing Jr. were the major participants, see DHRC description begins John P. Kaminski, Gaspare J. Saladino, Richard Leffler, Charles H. Schoenleber, and Margaret A. Hogan, eds. Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution (28 vols. to date; Madison, Wis., 1976–) description ends , 22: 2151–63.

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