Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1765 - 1821. Official Records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, 1785 - 1787

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Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1765 - 1821. Official Records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, 1785 - 1787

1785-1787

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The records consist of the offficial records of the Constitutional Convention, May 14 to September 17, 1787; the Papers of David Brearley, September 27, 1785, to September 12, 1787; the credentials of delegates, 1786-87, from "Ratifications of the Constitution," also known as "Bankon's Journal"; and a single motion in the hand of Elbridge Gerry, July 24, 1787. The official records consist of four volumes of journals, drafts of the Virginia Plan, of the Constitution, and of a letter from the Convention to Congress; and four letters and one engrossed resolution received.

2 linear feet

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