We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, 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.
| Author/creator | United States |
| Other author | Dunlap, John, 1747-1812 printer. |
| Other author | Claypoole, David C., 1757?-1849 printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Philadelphia] : [Printed by Dunlap and Claypoole], [1787] |
| Description | 4 pages ; 2⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Constitution |
| General note | "The first issue of the Constitution as agreed."--Evans. |
| General note | Title taken from opening lines of text. |
| General note | Dated on p. 3: Done in Convention .. the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. |
| General note | Ascribed to the press of John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole by Evans. |
| General note | Printed in two columns. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Evans, 20817 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W13932. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Other title | We the people of the United States ... |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |