The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

DONE in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth

IN WITNESS whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names, Go WASHINGTON—Presidt. and Deputy from Virginia.

[Signed also by the deputies of twelve States.]

JOHN LANGDON NICHOLAS GILMAN

NATHANIEL GORHAM RUFUS KING

WM. SAML. JOHNSON ROGER SHERMAN

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

WIL: LIVINGSTON WM. PATERSON

DAVID BREARLEY JONA: DAYTON

B FRANKLIN THOMAS MIFFLIN

ROBT MORRIS GEO. CLYMER

THOS. FITZSIMONS JARED INGERSOLL

JAMES WILSON GOUV MORRIS

GEO: READ GUNNING BEDFORD jun

JOHN DICKINSON RICHARD BASSETT

JACO: BROOM

JAMES MCHENRY DAN of ST

DANL CARROLL

JOHN BLAIR JAMES MADISON JR.

WM. BLOUNT RICHD. DOBBS SPAIGHT

HU WILLIAMSON

J RUTLEDGE CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY

CHARLES PINCKNEY PIERCE BUTLER.

WILLIAM FEW ABR BALDWIN

Attest: WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary.