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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)

Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.

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Second Report of Committee on Postponed Matters. Presidential powers and elections debated.

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Instruction to Devise a Proposition for an Executive Council

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[The Convention Instructs the Committee on Postponed Matters]

To prepare a clause or clauses for establishing an Executive Council, as a Council of State, for the President of the United States, to consist of six Members, two of which from the Eastern, two from the middle, and two from the southern States with a rotation and duration of office similar to that of the Senate; such Council to be appointed by the Legislature or by the Senate.

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