pt. 1. Debates in the press and in private correspondence, September 17, 1787-January 12, 1788. Debates in the state ratifying conventions: Pennsylvania, November 20-December 15, 1787; Connecticut, January 3-9, 1788; Massachusetts, January 9-February 7, 1788

pt. 2. Debates in the press and in private correspondence, January 14-August 9, 1788. Debates in the state ratifying conventions: South Carolina, May 12-24, 1788; Virginia, June 2-27, 1788; New York, June 17-July 26, 1788; North Carolina, July 21-August 4, 1788