We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity [as printed], provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States, United States. Continental Congress
Other Authors: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Poughkeepsie, N.Y.] : [publisher not identified], [1788]
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 21524.
Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:"The official edition printed for the use of the New York Convention. The text is printed on one side of the leaf, only, to page 17; after that on both sides."--Evans.
Caption title.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Resolves of the Continental Congress and a letter from George Washington to the Continental Congress, pages 18-20.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:20 pages ; 24 cm. (quarto)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- New York -- Poughkeepsie.