Albany, [...] April, 1788 : On the last Tuesday of April instant, delegates are to be chosen, by the people, to determine the important question, whether the proposed new Constitution shall be adopted or rejected ... From an apprehension that the Constitution, if adopted in its present form, would deprive the people of their dearest rights and liberties, a number of gentlemen ... met for the purpose of nominating and recommending delegates for Convention, and unanimously resolved on the following gentlemen ...