National People’s Party Platform

Assembled upon the 116th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the People’s Party of America, in their first national convention, invoking upon their action the blessing of Almighty God, put […]

Constitutional Union Platform

Whereas, Experience has demonstrated that Platforms adopted by the partisan conventions of the country have had the effect to mislead and deceive the people, and at the same time to […]

General Burgoyne’s Proclamation

By John Burgoyne Esq’r; Lieut Gen’l of His Majesties Armies in America, Col. of the Queens Reg’t of Lt. Dragoons, Governor of Fort William in North Britain, one of the […]

Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada (1775)

FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN, Alarmed by the designs of an arbitrary Ministry, to extirpate the Rights and liberties of all America, a sense of common danger conspired with the dictates of […]

Rhode Island’s Ratification

Ratification of the Constitution by the Convention of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. We, the delegates of the people of the state of Rhode Island and Providence […]

New York’s Ratification

We, the delegates of the people of the state of New York, duly elected and met in Convention, having maturely considered the Constitution for the United States of America, agreed […]

Virginia’s Ratification

WE the Delegates of the people of Virginia, duly elected in pursuance of a recommendation from the General Assembly, and now met in Convention, having fully and freely investigated and […]