- George Washington
U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
George Washington
Quill platform ID: p101.
(11 February 1732 – 14 December 1799) Soldier, surveyor, planter, slave holder, legislator and President of the USA. Having joined the army as a young man, he was made colonel of the colonial Virginia Regiment and Virginian Commander in Chief during the French and Indian War. He joined the Virginia House of Burgesses, then the Virginia Convention and Continental Congress. He was appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Having retired from the army, he was selected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, where he was elected its president. Afterwards he was elected President of the USA, a role he greatly shaped.
Member of Virginia Delegation—U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition).
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Bill for an Evening of Entertainment for George Washington - 14 September 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington - (link)
Electronic Enlightenment Resources
George Washington's Dairy - 22 July 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Dairy - 6 June 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 1 June 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 14 September 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 17 September 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 19 June 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 2 July 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 3 July 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 4 July 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 4 June 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 6 July 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 7 June 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention
George Washington's Diary - 8 August 1787 - (text)
Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention