- Tuesday, 21 August 1787, at 10:00
U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Committee of Detail
Committee charged with creating a Constitution based on the resolutions agreed by the Convention.
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Session 6313: 1787-08-21 10:00:00
Proposals for further Congressional powers received and a second report drawn up for the Convention.
Membership (at session start):
Oliver Ellsworth, Nathaniel Gorham, Edmund Randolph, John Rutledge, James Wilson (5 total)
Representing 5 delegations:
Connecticut Delegation, Massachusetts Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation, South Carolina Delegation, Virginia Delegation
Imported Documents
- Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States (e675716) imports from The Convention,
on Saturday, 18 August 1787, at 11:00 - Further Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States (e740282) imports from The Convention,
on Monday, 20 August 1787, at 10:00
Imported Amendments
Exported Documents
- Second Report of the Committee of Detail (e675718)
- Imported by 'Second Report of the Committee of Detail' (e673839) in The Convention,
on Wednesday, 22 August 1787, at 10:00
- Imported by 'Second Report of the Committee of Detail' (e673839) in The Convention,
Exported Amendments
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