The Footprints of Time / And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

by Charles Bancroft

” 12—Pennsylvania accepts the Constitution.

1788.

July 4—The anniversary of Independence is kept with great display, in Philadelphia, in special honor of the adoption of the new Constitution.

By the close of July nine more States had ratified the Constitution, and it went into operation.

Sept. 13—Congress selects the first Wednesday of Jan. (1789) for the appointment of Presidential electors; the first Wednesday in February for their appointment of President and Vice-President; and March 4th (the first Wednesday that month) for the new government to go into operation.

1789.

Jan. 4—Thomas Nelson, of Va., signer of the Declaration of Independence, died.

Feb. 13—Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame, died.

April 30—Washington inaugurated as first President.

May 12—A Tariff Bill for raising a revenue reported in Congress. This became a law, and went into effect Aug. 1st, 1789.