Significant Events and Individuals in Vermont Politics
State Ratifying Convention Meeting Places (see all)
Bennington, Congregational Meeting House (the Old Congregational House)
Some Speeches/Documents in Favor of Ratification
- “Chatham,” Vermont Gazette, 13 December 1790
- Nathaniel Chipman Speech in Vermont Convention 7 January 1791
- Stephen Row Bradley Speech in Vermont Convention 7 January 1791
Some Speeches/Documents Opposing Ratification
- “Juvenis,” Vermont Gazette, 26 November 1787
- “Candidus,” Vermont Journal, 21 December 1790
- Daniel Buck Speech in Vermont Convention, 7 January 1791
Proposing Reproachment Between Vermont and the United States
- Nathaniel Chipman to Alexander Hamilton, 14 July 1788
- Alexander Hamilton to Nathaniel Chipman, 22 July 1788
- Nathaniel Chipman to Alexander Hamilton, 6 September 1788
- Alexander Hamilton to Nathaniel Chipman, post 6 September 1788
Documents Showing Vermont Flirtation with Canada
- Ethan Allen to Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, Quebec 16 July 1788
- Levi Allen to William Pitt, At Col. Skene’s, Chelsea, London 25 December 1789
- Levi Allen to Henry Dundas, Onion River, Vt., 27 November 1791
Recommended Amendments
- None