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Debates in the South Carolina Legislature and Ratifying Convention, 1788

10 days, January–May 1788. The South Carolina House of Representatives' debate on the Constitution, January 16–19, 1788, and the convention at Charleston, May 12–23, 1788.

10 days280 paragraphs36k words

  1. January 16, 1788

    43 min

  2. January 17, 1788

    40 min

  3. January 18, 1788

    30 min

  4. January 19, 1788

    2 min

  5. May 12, 1788

    1 min

  6. May 13, 1788

    1 min

  7. May 14, 1788

    24 min

  8. May 20, 1788

    11 min

  9. May 21, 1788

    1 min

  10. May 23, 1788

    5 min

Text of Jonathan Elliot, ed., The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, vol. 4 (2nd ed., Washington, 1836), as the Library of Congress typed it, checked against a scan. How this text was made

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