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Title
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union ...
Contributor Names
United States.
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
Carter, John, 1745-1814, printer.
Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
Providence : Printed by John Carter, [1787]
Subject Headings
-  United States--Rhode Island--Providence
Genre
Broadsides--Rhode Island--Providence--1787
Broadsheet format (Printing)--Rhode Island--Providence--1787
Notes
-  Text of the Constitution as ratified by the Constitutional Convention on Sept. 17, 1787.
-  Date of publication from Evans.
-  Text in three columns.
-  Evans 20822
-  Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 1104
-  LC copy annotated at top of p. [2]: Town-clerk of East-Greenwich.
-  Source: Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
-  Formerly U.S. Broadside portfolio 211, no. 5e. qr03 10-02-90
Medium
1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 39 x 27 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
Const Conv no. 8
Digital Id
bdsdcc c0801 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/bdsdcc.c0801
bdsdcc c0802 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/bdsdcc.c0802
Library of Congress Control Number
90898138
Online Format
online text
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/90898138
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United States, United States Constitutional Convention, John Carter, and Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection. We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. [Providence: Printed by John Carter, 1787] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898138/. (Accessed January 20, 2017.)

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United States, United States Constitutional Convention, Carter, J. & Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection. (1787) We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. [Providence: Printed by John Carter] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898138/.

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United States, et al. We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. [Providence: Printed by John Carter, 1787] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/90898138/>.