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The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
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On February 14, 1788, freeholders and inhabitants of Kingston, Ulster County, unanimously disapproved the proposed U.S. Constitution after debate. They formed a committee of Johannis Snyder, Dirck Wynkoop, and John Addison to deliberate county-wide and nominate delegates for the state convention, nominating Wynkoop and Addison. The committee sent a circular letter calling a county meeting on February 25.
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A SUBSCRIBER.
At a meeting of a number of the freeholders and
inhabitants of the town of Kingston, on
Thursday the 14th of February, 1788, JOHN
ADDISON, Esq. in the chair, the question was
put, after much debate, "whether they approved
of the proposed constitution for the United States,"
when it was unanimously disapproved of.
Resolved, That Johannis Snyder, Dirck Wyn-
koop, and John Addison, Esquires, be a commit-
tee to meet in a general county committee of the
different towns, and precincts, of the county of
Ulster, to deliberate on the above constitution,
and also to nominate and agree upon proper dele-
gates for the ensuing STATE CONVENTION.
Resolved, That Dirck Wynkoop, and John
Addison, Esquires. be held up, in county com-
mittee, as the choice of the people of the town of
Kingston, for delegates in the said convention.
The above-mentioned committee, consisting of
Johannis Snyder, Dirck Wynkoop, and John Ad-
dison, Esquires, thereupon sent a circular letter to
the justices and supervisors of the counties, in-
forming them of the aforesaid resolutions, and re-
questing, that their respective towns would choose
committees, to meet a general county committee,
on the 25th day of February, 1788, for the pur-
pose mentioned in the resolutions of the town of
Kingston; which letter was concluded with the
following patriotic and spirited remark: "in a
business of such importance to the liberty and
property of a free and independent people, we
must that a spirit of alacrity, firmness, and uni-
mity, will mark the conduct and deliberations of
the county of Ulster."
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Kingston
Event Date
Thursday The 14th Of February, 1788
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unanimously disapproved of the proposed constitution; committee formed and circular letter sent requesting county meeting on the 25th day of february, 1788
Event Details
At a meeting of freeholders and inhabitants of Kingston, with JOHN ADDISON, Esq. in the chair, after debate the proposed constitution for the United States was unanimously disapproved. Resolved to appoint Johannis Snyder, Dirck Wynkoop, and John Addison, Esquires as a committee to meet in general county committee of Ulster to deliberate on the constitution and nominate delegates for the state convention. Resolved to hold up Dirck Wynkoop and John Addison as delegates from Kingston. The committee sent a circular letter to justices and supervisors informing of resolutions and requesting towns to choose committees for county meeting on February 25, 1788.