Bill of Rights

A printed broadside of the United States Bill of Rights Broadside. Congress of the United States, begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred eighty-nine: The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added ... Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives ... that the following articles be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as amendments to the Constitution ... [Providence, R.I.]: Printed by Bennett Wheeler, 1789. 15 5/8 inches x 12 1/4 inches (397 mm x 311 mm), 1 leaf. Hand Set Type, Hand Printed on our wooden 18th c reproduction press. 100% Cotton Laid Linen Rag Paper