William Blount's journey from the drawing rooms of North Carolina where he led the fight for ratification of the U.S. Constitution to the rude frontier of Tennessee where he served as chairman for that state's constitutional convention illustrates the various political and economic promises of independence. This booklet on Blount is one in a series on Revolutionary War soldiers who later signed the U.S. Constitution. The booklet reviews his involvement with North Carolina's Whig leaders, his military service as a regimental paymaster, his public service after the War as North Carolina's representative to the Constitutional Convention, and his involvement in the politics of Tennessee. Personal data about Blount and a bibliographic essay of further readings are also included. (DJC)