CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789
The Bill of Rights
AMENDMENT I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
AMENDMENT II. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
AMENDMENT III. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
1791 · AMENDMENTS I TO X
The Bill of Rights
The ten amendments ratified in 1791, set in two columns like the session laws they were.
| source | National Archives, ratified 1791 |
|---|---|
| typeface | Caslon |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 18 x 24 · also 24 x 36 |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark |
All ten amendments ratified December 15, 1791, from the National Archives transcription, set in two columns in Caslon. The full sheet carries Amendments I through X; the excerpt above shows the first three.
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