[United States Constitution : second manuscript draft] 1787 / [by James Wilson]

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[United States Constitution : second manuscript draft] 1787 / [by James Wilson]

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Holograph draft for the Constitution of the United States, August 1787.

6 sheets ; 39 x 48 cm.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Wilson, James, 1742-1798

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James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, and Founding Father who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798. He was elected twice to the Continental Congress, was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the...