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  4. Tuesday, 11 September 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 Style and Arrangement

Committee charged with redrafting the version of the Constitution proposed by the Committee of Detail and amended by the Convention.

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Session 6323: 1787-09-11 10:00:00

Report of the Committee of Style and Arrangement and Letter to Congress referred to Convention.

Membership (at session start):

Alexander Hamilton, William Samuel Johnson, Rufus King, James Madison, Gouverneur Morris (5 total)

Representing 5 delegations:

Connecticut Delegation, Massachusetts Delegation, New York Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation, Virginia Delegation

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Madison's Notes for 11 September - (link)

Link to the ConSource collection of Madison's Notes

Madison's notes for 11 September - (link)

Link to the Library of Congress Collection

Madison's notes for 11 September - (link)

Link to the Library of Congress Collection

Report of the Committee of Style and Arrangement - (text)

The draft Constitution was sent to the Committee of Style and Arrangement to be rearranged and revised. The committee restricted the Constitution into its current form comprised of seven articles. This was the last major redraft of the Constitution.

The 1819 Journal manuscript pages for 11 September - (link)

Link to the Archive.org copy of the 1819 Journal manuscript.

The Journal record for 11 September - (link)

Link to the Archive.org 1819 publication of the Journal.

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