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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The Vermont Convention at Bennington ratified the US Constitution on January 10, 1791, by a great majority, electing Thomas Chittenden as president and Moses Robinson as vice-president. Celebrations followed in Bennington and other towns, marking Vermont as the 14th state.
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VERMONT,
In CONVENTION, at Bennington,
Jan. 6, A. M.
A QUORUM being met, the Convention made choice of his Excellency THOMAS CHITTENDEN, President.
Hon. MOSES ROBINSON, Vice-President
The Secretary, by order, read the several acts of this State and New-York, which respected the business; together with the Constitution of the United States.
JAN. 7, 1791.
A motion was made that the Constitution of the United States, be read a second time--which being done--it was moved to be taken up by paragraphs. [This motion occasioned considerable debate--in which the relative situation of Vermont was considered as dissimilar from any one of the confederated States: and that the question was whether he would accede to the Union, or would not.--This last question precluding the necessity of a discussion on the particulars of the Constitution--The question for reading by paragraphs, was, therefore lost.]
MONDAY, JAN. 10, 1791.
The main question for ratifying the Constitution of the United States, was put at three o'clock, P. M.--which passed in the affirmative by a great majority.
While we congratulate the public on the addition of the FOURTEENTH STAR and STRIPE, by our sister State of Vermont--we anticipate the speedy accession of the 15th by the State of Kentucky.
Great demonstrations of joy have been exhibited at Bennington; and other considerable towns in Vermont, on the accession of that State to the union.
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Bennington, Vermont
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January 6 10, 1791
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ratification of the us constitution passed in the affirmative by a great majority; vermont becomes the 14th state with celebrations in bennington and other towns.
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The Vermont Convention convened at Bennington, elected Thomas Chittenden as President and Moses Robinson as Vice-President, read relevant acts and the US Constitution, debated its ratification without paragraph-by-paragraph review, and voted to ratify on January 10, 1791.