RATIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK.Miner, Clarence E.Item #: 11680 Published: Getzville; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2002. Subjects: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, STATE LAW Reviews the process of New York State's ratification of theFederal Constitution, from the preliminary stages to thePoughkeepsie Convention of 1788 (where it was ratified).The roles played by the important figures - including Gov.George Clinton, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Robert Yates,and John Lansing, Jr. - are discussed, as are the Conventionof 1787, the "Campaign of Education" in New York State. andthe struggle for the New York Convention.
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