Secret proceedings and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, for the purpose of forming the Constitution of the United States of America : from notes taken by the late Robert Yates, Esquire, Chief Justice of New York, and copied by John Lansing, Jun., Esquire, late chancellor of that state; members of that Convention. Including "The genuine information" laid before the legislature of Maryland, by Luther Martin, Esquire, then attorney-general of that state, and member of the same Convention. Also other historical documents relative to the federal compact of the North American Union.

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Corporate author / creator:United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
Imprint:Richmond, Va. : Published by Wilbur Curtiss, 1839.
Cambridge, [Massachusetts] : Stereotyped and printed by Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, printers to the University
©1838
Description:1 online resource (xii, 335 pages).
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11012094
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Varying Form of Title:Secret proceedings and debates of the Federal Convention
Convention assembled at Philadelphia in the year 1787
Other uniform titles:Yates, Robert, 1738-1801.
Lansing, John, 1754-1829.
Martin, Luther, 1748-1826. Genuine information, delivered to the Legislature of the State of Maryland.
Notes:"Biographical sketch" of Robert Yates: pages [329]-335.
Print version record; online resource viewed March 9, 2017.
Summary:This volume includes notes from closed-door meetings centered around ratifying the U.S. Constitution to include the foundational Bill of Rights. The volume proclaims that there are no other written testimonies concerning the secret proceedings of the federal convention, aside from those from James Madison himself.
Other form:Print version: United States. Constitutional Convention (1787). Secret proceedings and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787 1787, for the purpose of forming the Constitution of the United States of America. Richmond, Va. : W. Curtiss, 1839
Microform version: United States. Constitutional Convention (1787). Secret proceedings and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, for the purpose of forming the Constitution of the United States of America. Richmond, Va. : W. Curtiss, 1839
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