









The 1776 New Jersey State Constitution
New Jersey State Constitution
July 2, 1776
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State
New Jersey State Constitution
Ink on Paper
The original hand-written manuscript of the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution used the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and did not include racial categories in its election law. Note the rough draft appearance of this manuscript, with crossed out words. The New Jersey legislature wrote and recorded its constitution in haste as the war expanded and British forces gathered in nearby New York.
New Jersey State Archives, Department of State