Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Committee charged with creating a Constitution based on the resolutions agreed by the Convention.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee of Detail at the end of its timeline.
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 25 Jul 1787, 11:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 25 Jul 1787, 11:00
Document I: Proceedings of the Convention, June 19 — July 23
People: James Wilson
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 25 Jul 1787, 11:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 25 Jul 1787, 11:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 25 Jul 1787, 11:00
Document IV: Randolph's Constitutional Framework
People: Edmund Randolph
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 27 Jul 1787, 11:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 27 Jul 1787, 11:00
Document V: Wilson's Constitutional Framework
People: James Wilson
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 30 Jul 1787, 11:00
Document VI: Committee of Detail's Rough Draft
People: Edmund Randolph James Wilson John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth Nathaniel Gorham
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 30 Jul 1787, 11:00
Document VII: Excerpts from the New Jersey and Pinckney Plans
People: Edmund Randolph James Wilson John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth Nathaniel Gorham
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 03 Aug 1787, 11:00
Document IX: Committee's of Detail's Final Draft
People: Edmund Randolph John Rutledge James Wilson Oliver Ellsworth Nathaniel Gorham
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 21 Aug 1787, 10:00
Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 21 Aug 1787, 10:00
Further Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 03 Aug 1787, 11:00
Report of the Committee of Detail
People: Edmund Randolph John Rutledge James Wilson Oliver Ellsworth Nathaniel Gorham
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 03 Aug 1787, 11:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 21 Aug 1787, 10:00
Second Report of the Committee of Detail
People: Edmund Randolph John Rutledge James Wilson Oliver Ellsworth Nathaniel Gorham
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 21 Aug 1787, 10:00