Front Page Authors (by Period) Melanchthon Smith

Melanchthon Smith

1744 - 1798

About the Author

Melancthon Smith of New York, was a member of the Continental Congress, (1785–88), and of the New York State Convention, in which he opposed, but ultimately voted for the ratification of the new Constitution.

In The Library:

• author: Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, published during its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788 (1787)