CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. 21

North Carolina, March 5, 1869.
Louisiana, March 5, 1869.
Illinois, March 5, 1869.
Michigan, March 8, 1869.
Wisconsin, March 9, 1869.
Massachusetts, March 12, 1869.
Maine, March 12, 1869.
South Carolina. March 16, 1869.
Pennsylvania, March 26, 1869.
Arkansas, March 30, 1869.

+New York, April 14, 1869.
Indiana, May 14, 1869.
Connecticut, May 19, 1869.
Florida, June 15, 1869.
New Hampshire, July 7, 1869.
Virginia, October 8/1869.
Vermont, October 21, 1869.
Alabama, November 24, 1869.
Missouri, January 10, 1870.
Mississippi, January 17, 1870.
Rhode Island, January 18, 1870.
Kansas, January 19, 1870.
++Ohio, January 27, 1870.
Georgia, February 2, 1870.
Iowa, February 3, 1870.
Nebraska, February 17, 1870.
Texas, February 18, 1870.
Minnesota, February 19, 1870,

*The State of New Jersey ratified this amendment on the 21st of
February, 1871, subsequent to the date of the proclamation of the Secre-
tary of State.

The States of California, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon,
and Tennessee rejected this amendment.

+New York withdrew her consent to the ratification January 5, 1870.
++Ohio had previously rejected the amendment May 4, 1869.
*New Jersey had previously rejected the amendment.