Front Page Titles (by Subject) Jonathan Elliot

Jonathan Elliot

1784 - 1846

About the Author

Jonathan Elliot (1784-1846) compiled and edited a 5 volume collection of documents on the debates held in the various states on the ratification of the US constitution.

In The Library:

• editor: The Debates in the Several State Conventions of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, 5 vols. (1827)
• editor: The Debates in the Several State Conventions of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, vol. 1 (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Journal of Federal Convention) (1827)
• editor: The Debates in the Several State Conventions of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, vol. 2 (Mass., Conn., NH, NY, Penn, Maryland) (1827)
• editor: The Debates in the Several State Conventions of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, vol. 3 (Virginia) (1827)
• editor: The Debates in the Several State Conventions of the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, vol. 4 (Nth. and Sth. Carolina, Resolutions, Tariffs, Banks, Debt) (1827)
• editor: The Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution in the Convention held at Philadelphia in 1787, vol. 5 (Debates in Congress, Madison’s Notes, Misc. Letters) (1827)

Quotations:

• The State of New York declares that the people may “reassume” their delegated powers at any time they choose (1788) (20 September, 2010)