Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia
A constitutional view of the late war between the states : its causes, character, conduct and results ; presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty Hall
Vols. <4-10, 13-18 >: Editors, John P. Kaminski, Gaspare J. Saladino; v. <19 >: Editors: John P. Kaminski ... [et al.].
LCHS has vol. 2 only.
Contents
v. 1. Constitutional documents and records, 1776-1787 -- v. 2-<10 >. Ratification of the constitution by the states: v. 2. Pennsylvania. v. 3. Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut. v. 4-7. Massachusetts. v. 8-10. Virginia -- v. 13-<18 >. Commentaries on the Constitution, public and private: v. 13. 21 February to 7 November 1787. v. 14. 8 November to 17 December 1787. v. 15. 18 December 1787 to 31 January 1788. v. 16. 1 February to 31 March 1788. v. 17. 1 April to 9 May 1788. v. 18. 10 May to 13 September 1788 -- v. 19. Ratification of the constitution by states: v. 19. New York
Delle, James A. and Levine, Mary Ann (2004) "Excavations at the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Site, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Archaeological Evidence for the Underground Railroad," Northeast Historical Archaeology: vol. 33 33, Article 10.
Chapters: The liberal tradition -- The English jurisprudential tradition -- The literature of political economy and improvement -- The civic humanist tradition -- The literature of enlightenment -- The Scottish moral and historical tradition -- American voices
Summary
This publication shows the importance of "The Library Company" in Philadelphia and its books during the formation of the United States. The books were used by the men who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a constitution for the nation. The library held books of all political theories of the time,as well as books about law, history, etc. This book describes the various bodies of knowledge available there to the founders.
