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Mercy Otis Warren 1. Anti-federalist 2. Plymouth, MA 3. Playwright, poem, and story writer 4. Not a member of the Convention 5. Not a member of the state's ratifying convention. 6. Mercy Otis Warren was very close to important figures of the Constitution including her husband, James Warren, and her brother, James Otis. She also became friends with Abigail and John Adams through the salons held by James Warren and herself. She corresponded with many important actors in the Colonial theatre including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hamilton.

Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) was born in Barnstable, MA. Once married, she moved north to Plymouth in 1754. On February 6, 1788, the Massachusetts ratifying convention voted to ratify the Constitution. Later the same year, "A Columbian Patriot" was printed in Boston. Some believed it was written by Elbridge Gerry. He was a Massachusetts delegate to Constitutional Convention who refused to sign the document once it was finalized. The pamphlet was very critical of the Constitution and the Massachusetts Compromise of proposed future amendments. Charles Warren later found papers that proved Mercy to be the author of this judgmental pamphlet. Warren also wrote //The History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution.// Mercy Otis Warren was constantly arguing the New Constitution. In creating the federal government, it failed to provide for the rights of the people and betrayed the ideals of the Revolution. Mercy was very close to important figures of the Constitution such as her husband James Warren and her brother James Otis. Her brother was the first to have said that "taxation without representation is tyranny." Later she wrote "//The Adultateur"// in 1772, "//The Defeat"// in 1773, and "//The Group"// in 1775.