New York Ratification
Significant events and individuals in New York Politics
State Ratifying Convention Meeting Places
- Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County Court House
Significant Speeches/Documents in Favor of Ratification
- Curtius I, New York Daily Advertiser, 29 September 1787 (pdf)
- Caesar I, New York Daily Advertiser, 1 October 1787 (pdf)
- Caesar II, New York Daily Advertiser, 17 October 1787 (pdf)
- Valerius Agricola, Albany Gazette, 8 November 1787 (pdf)
- Valerius Agricola, Albany Gazette, 6 December 1787 (pdf)
- Roderick Razor, New York Daily Advertiser, 11 December 1787 (pdf)
- Curtiopolis, New York Daily Advertiser, 18 January 1788 (pdf)
Significant Speeches/Documents Opposing Ratification
The Federalist Papers
Written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pseudonym “Publius,” eighty-five essays were addressed to the freemen of New York to encourage them to elect Federalists to the New York Convention scheduled to meet on 17 June 1788. Subsequently, these essays were reprinted and circulated throughout the states as the Ratification process unfolded. For a chronology of the publishing and reprinting of these essays, see Printings and Reprintings of The Federalist (pdf). Initially appearing as individual essays in several New York City newspapers, they were eventually combined and published as The Federalist in two volumes. A complete introduction to The Federalist can be found here. (pdf)