We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America

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Title: We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Alternative Title: Constitution
Creator: United States, creator
Contributor: Dunlap, John, 1747-1812, printer.
Claypoole, David C., 1757?-1849, printer.
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
Published / Created: [1787]
Publication Place: Philadelphia and United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Publisher: Printed by Dunlap & Claypoole
Description: BEIN 787 Un3 +1787d: Manuscript note on page 1: Form of government.
"This is the official edition, printed in large type, single columns, by the Convention, for submission to Congress, with the resolutions, and letter, added"--Evans.
Title from opening lines of text.
Imprint from colophon. Dated on page 5: Done in convention ... the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven ...
Extent: 6 pages ; 41 cm (folio)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 787 Un3 +1787d

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Resource Type: text
Subject (Geographic): United States.
Subject (Topic): Constitutions
Subjects: Constitutions > United States
18th century

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 2801818
Object ID (OID): 32580398