New York’s 1788 Declaration of Rights—Important Precursor to the Bill of Rights
[BILL OF RIGHTS], The Massachusetts Gazette. July 25, 1788. Boston: John Wincoll Allen. 4 pp., 9¼ x 14½ in.
This issue of The Massachusetts Gazette contains an important precursor to the Bill of Rights, from the New York Constitutional Convention held at Poughkeepsie.