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26 July- 4 August, 1787: The Meeting of the Committee of Detail
James Wilson's Draft of the Constitution, Part II (handwritten)
Saturday, 28 July 1787
Included on pages 3-4 in the History Society of Pennsylvania's "United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787," which corresponds to Document V and VIII in Farrand's sequence. See resource collection on item 1663 for more detailed information.
Link to Online Liberty of Library transcription (from Farrand): http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1786#Farrand_0544-02_948
Link to Historical Society of Pennsylvania digital library below.
We’ve dated this document to 28 July, 1787 based on William Ewald’s judgment that it constitutes “a proper draft of a Constitution—the second after Randolph’s, and the first clearly produced by the Committee” (Ewald, Committee, 248).
26 July- 4 August, 1787: The Meeting of the Committee of Detail
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- 1 August, 1787: Pierce Butler to Weedon Butler
- 5 August, 1787: James McClurg to James Madison
- 6 August, 1787: George Washington's Diary Entry
- 25 July, 1787: John Jay to George Washington
- 25 July, 1787: Mr. Otto to Comte de Montmorin (French)
- 26 July, 1787: Governor Caswell to R.D. Spaight
- 27 July, 1787: Alexander Martin to Governor Caswell
- 27 July, 1787: George Washington's Diary Entry
- 27 July, 1787: James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson
- 28 July, 1787: James Madison to his father
- Edmund Randolph's Draft of the Constitution (handwritten)
- James Wilson's Draft of the Constitution, Part I (handwritten)
- James Wilson's Draft of the Constitution, Part II (handwritten)
- James Wilson's Second Draft of the Constitution (handwritten)
- Methodology and References
- The Wilson Papers: Historiography Revisited (Again)
- “ Two sets of extracts from the Pinckney Plan” in Wilson Papers
- “Excerpts from the New Jersey and Pinckney Plans” in Wilson Papers
- “Proceedings of the Convention, July 24-26, 1787” by Max Farrand
- “The Continuation of the Scheme” and “Miscellaneous provisions” in Wilson Papers
- “Twenty-Four Referred Resolutions from the Committee of the Whole” in Wilson Papers
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Included on pages 3-4 in the History Society of Pennsylvania's "United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787," which corresponds to Document V and VIII in Farrand's sequence. See resource collection on item 1663 for more detailed information.
Link to Online Liberty of Library transcription (from Farrand): http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1786#Farrand_0544-02_948
Link to Historical Society of Pennsylvania digital library below.
We’ve dated this document to 28 July, 1787 based on William Ewald’s judgment that it constitutes “a proper draft of a Constitution—the second after Randolph’s, and the first clearly produced by the Committee” (Ewald, Committee, 248).
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