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Letter from George Washington, New York, October 2, 1789, to Samuel Johnston

Title: Letter from George Washington, New York, October 2, 1789, to Samuel Johnston
Digital Collections: Treasures
Identifier: VC_12_George_Washington_to_Samuel_Johnston
Digital Format: image/jpg
URL: http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/u?/p15012coll11,162
Hosted By: State Archives of North Carolina
Repository: State Archives of North Carolina
Type: Text
Notes Public: Old Call Number: V.C. 12
Local Call Number: VC.24.2
Source: Presidential Signatures. Vault Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Language: English
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Date: D:02 M:10 Y:1789
Subject: Presidents--United States, Constitutional conventions--United States, Constitutional amendments--Ratification, Constitutions--United States
Index Terms: Johnston, Samuel, 1733-1816
Place: New York, United States
Time Period: (1789-1820) North Carolina's early statehood, (1763-1789) American Revolution
Description: Presidential Signature: George Washington (1789-1797) Washington transmits a list of amendments to the Constitution of the United States (The Bill of Rights) to Governor Johnston and urges North Carolina to ratify the Constitution thereby joining the Union. North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify at a Convention in Fayetteville on December 22, 1789. (Governor’s Papers, State Series XVII, Samuel Johnston, G.P. 17)
Digital Characteristics: 2 pages
Format: Correspondence
Rights: All rights held by the State Archives of NC. Permission to publish must be obtained from the registrar in writing.
Source Collections: Presidential Autographs. Vault Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Subjects-Treasures: Presidents--United States, Constitutions--United States, Constitutional amendments--Ratification, Constitutional conventions--United States