Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1776)
Variant namesElected July 8, the day the Declaration was read in public, the convention first met on July 15, approved the Declaration, removed the governor, and elected a new Council of Safety to exercise interim executive powers while it framed a new constitution. It disbanded when the constitution was adopted on Sept. 28.
From the description of Order, 1776 Aug. 12, Philadelphia, to the Council of Safety. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122610599
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