Documentary history of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870: Derived from records, manuscripts, and rolls deposited in the Bureau of rolls and library of the Department of state

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Excerpt: ... Department of State March 19. 1796. Received from the President of the U. States this journal of the general or fcederal convention, in one hundred & fifty three pages; together with a journal of the proceedings of the Committee of the Whole House; a book exhibiting on eight pages a detail of )-eas & nays on questions taken in the Convention & two loose sheets & a half sheet, containing nine pages of the like yeas and nays; a printed draught of the Constitution; a sheet marked N° 1. exhibiting the state of the resolutions submitted to the consideration of the House by Mr Randolph, as agreed to in a Committee of the whole house; another sheet, marked N° 2. exhibiting the state of those resolutions as altered, amended & agreed to in a Committee of the whole House; and seven other papers, marked N° 3. N° 4. N° 5. N° 6. N° 7. N° 8. & N° 9. of no consequence in relation to the proceedings of the Convention, but which are on file with the printed draught of the Constitution and the papers marked N° 1. & N° 2. The leaf containing the pages of this journal numbered 151 & 152, was loose; it had plainly been torn from the place where it is now inserted following page 150.-- T1mothy P1cker1ng, Secy of State. 47 In federal-Convention. On Monday the 14th of May. A. D. 1787. and in the eleventh year of the independence of the United States of America, at the State-House in the city of Philadelphia--in virtue of appointments from their respective States, sundry Deputies to the foederal-Convention appeared--but, a majority of the States not being represented, the Members present adjourned from day to day until friday the 25th of the said month, when, in virtue of the said appointments appeared from the States of Massachusetts The honorable Rufu...