"United States Constitution" from the Printing Office of Edes & Gill in Boston - Pre-ratification, with letter from George Washington

This broadside, as printed in Boston before ratification in Massachusetts, with the Constitution and a letter from Washington urging ratification was found after a five-year search of the state archives by master printer Gary Gregory. It is an extraordinary print for anyone who is deeply interested in our country's history. The letter from Washington, included at the end of the broadside, is a reasoned appeal for compromise and ultimately adoption. See below for additional historical background. The print is from the Printing Office of Edes & Gill located in the Clough House (c 1715) on the grounds of the Old North Church Historic Site in Boston. This video was shot at the Printing Office of Edes & Gill the day they began printing the Boston edition of the United States Constitution. In the video, Gary Gregory, founder and print master, describes the five year effort to print this for the first time since 1787. The original broadside was printed on both sides of a sheet.  We