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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00819.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Constitution and Constitutional Convention archive: Pierce Butler's notes |
| Title | [Notes on debate]: Whether the States Vote Equally or not.... |
| Date | August 1787 |
| Author | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Document Type | Miscellany; Government document |
| Content Description | Half sheet of paper. Not dated in Hutson. Debate concerning the equality of votes of the states and the danger to small states posed by large ones. |
| Subjects | Election Congress Law Government and Civics US Constitution US Constitutional Convention |
| People | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | This collection of Pierce Butler's papers from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 provides unique views of the various conflicts that permeated the Constitutional Convention, while bringing to life the process of creating the United States Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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