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14ยข Constitutional Convention postal card
1987
When the Philadelphia Convention was called in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation, Governor George Clinton sent Hamilton -- who favored a new Constitution -- as one of New York's three delegates. Clinton was opposed to a strong central government, however, and chose his other two delegates accordingly. Outvoted and frustrated, Hamilton disappeared from the convention for long periods but returned in September to sign the new Constitution. |