Concord, New Hampshire: June 21, 1788 @ 13:00 LAT

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In reply to Cosmologer: For this event a State U.S. Constitutional Convention delegate was thoughtful enough to record the time of the vote's outcome, 13:00 hrs LAT. June 21, 1788, Concord, New Hampshire 13:00 LAT = 13:01:30 LMT +4:46:09 Lagna (lahiri): 21-Virgo-26 As just pointed out by Cosmologer, New Hampshire's June 21, 1788 ratification of the U. S. Constitution was the deciding "Number Nine" for the U.S. Constitution's formal adoption. This State's ratification was officially recorded as counted by the United States in Congress on July 2, 1788, at Congress Hall in Philadelphia. Two days later, on July 4th of that year, the City of Philadelphia elaborately celebrated both the Declaration of Independence AND the

Constitution; by a parade, V.I.P. speeches, firing of cannonades, etc. A curious minor historical fact, from the 13 ratifying Constitutional conventions only New Hampshire and Virginia failed to designate the convention's location [name of City or Township] in its reporting documentation to Congress [see the Yale University's Avalon project for evidence.] So I did some digging into the New Hampshire record to find out where the Convention was held. The site of New Hampshire's ratifying convention for the U.S. Constitution was in the North Meeting House, in the Town of Concord. The convention was convened during June 18-21, 1788. The ratifying vote was completed when tallied, at 1:00 p.m. local time [LAT] on June 21, 1788. Historian George Bancroft reports this time moment of decision in his authoritative book on the Constitution. Only in 1818, 30

years later, did the government of New Hampshire move the State Capital from Portsmouth to Concord. On an unfortunate note, in 1870 the North Meeting House in Concord burned down. However, the State Historical Society has since placed a commemorative plaque on the original site of the North Meeting House, which site now serves an elementary school. Having said this much, the New Hampshire's government authorities, in my cursory estimation, have done a very poor job in promoting the national memory of this very historic convention site at Concord. I have searched more than 2 dozen websites about the Constitution's ratification by New Hampshire and found only 2 that mention the Convention's location, at the Town of Concord. For one telling example: the website of the State Capital City of Concord mentions only the State of New Hampshire's success in being the 9th State to ratify the Constitution, yet there's no

mention that the Convention was held in their very own City, then Town, of Concord. Go figure! Oh, well ! Cheers,

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