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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00528 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1787 |
| Title | Constitution [printing of first draft, docketed by James Wilson] |
| Date | 6 August 1787 |
| Author | Constitutional Congress |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | First two leaves in facsimile, with docketed wrapper. Committee of Detail printing. First draft. Wilson chaired the Committee of Five which drafted this copy of the Constitution. With one correction in Wilson's hand. Docket on blank wrapper: "Report of the Committee of five. Later docket beneath: "Above endorsement is in the handwriting of Hon. James Wilson -- so his grand-daughter Miss Emily Hollingsworth tells me. Sept. 1. 1866 - Effingham B. Morris." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Government and Civics Law US Constitutional Convention Law |
| People | Wilson, James (1742-1798) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |