Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:
I have received from His Excellency John E. Howard, governor of the State of Maryland, an act of the legislature of Maryland to ratify certain articles in addition to and amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress to the legislatures of the several States, and have directed my secretary to lay a copy of the same before you, together with the copy of a letter, accompanying the above act, from his excellency the governor of Maryland to the President of the United States.
The originals will be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
UNITED STATES, January 28, 1790.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:
I have directed my secretary to lay before you the copy of an act of the legislature of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations entitled "An act for calling a convention to take into consideration the Constitution proposed for the United States, passed on the 17th day of September, A.D. 1787, by the General Convention held at Philadelphia," together with the copy of a letter, accompanying said act, from His Excellency John Collins, governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, to the President of the United States.
The originals of the foregoing act and letter will be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
UNITED STATES, February 1, 1790.