Scope and Content: After the U.S. Constitution was approved on Sept. 17, 1787, it was transmitted to each state for submission to a state ratifying convention.  Three hundred and sixty-four delegates were elected to a constitutional convention in Massachusetts under the provisions of Resolves 1787, Oct Sess, 1787, c 9.  A resolution dated Feb. 6, 1788 indicating assent to ratification and outlining nine proposed amendments was signed by the convention president John Hancock and vice president William Cushing, and sent to Congress.  This ms. copy is attested by George Richards Minot, convention secretary.
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Notes: In keeping with traditions established in the colonial period, the state secretary is custodian of foundation records of the Commonwealth, including this series
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