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Official draught of the first twelve amendments to the Constitution
1791

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Creator: United States. Congress
Physical description: .02 linear feet (1 item), parchment
Preferred Citation: Official draught of the first twelve amendments to the Constitution, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository: Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials: Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.Restrictions apply

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Kennedy, John Stewart, 1896

Key terms

Names

Subjects

Constitutional amendments -- United States

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

Access to materials

Advance notice required.

Access restrictions

Original available only by special permission of Curator of Manuscripts.

Alternative form available

Available on microfilm; New York Public Library

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Official draught of the first twelve amendments to the Constitution 1791