Transcriber’s Notes
Minor punctuation errors have been fixed.
Page xvii: “state legislalatures” changed to “state legislatures”
Page 34: “independent governernments” changed to “independent governments”
Page 76: “This govermnent” changed to “This government”
Page 290: “entire subesquent” changed to “entire subsequent”
Page 432: “the semblence of” changed to “the semblance of”
Page 448: “he appointed” changed to “be appointed”
Page 456: “of the Independance” changed to “of the Independence”
Page 457: “Pensylvania” changed to “Pennsylvania”
Page 458: “the preceeding Constitution” changed to “the preceding Constitution”