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Day 80: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday September 6, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. KING and Mr. GERRY moved to insert in the (5) clause of the Report (see Sepr. 4 ) after the...
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Day 79: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday September 5, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. BREARLEY from the Committee of Eleven made a farther report as follows, (1) To add to the...
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Day 78: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday September 4, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. BREARLY from the Committee of eleven made a further partial Report as follows "The Committee...
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Day 77: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday September 3, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. Govr. MORRIS moved to amend the Report concerning the respect to be paid to Acts Records &c...
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Day 76: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday September 1, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. BREARLEY from the Comme. of eleven to which were referred yesterday, the postponed parts of...
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Day 75: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 31, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. KING moved to add to the end of art: XXI the words "between the said States" so as to confine...
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Day 74: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 30, 1787 IN CONVENTION Art XVII resumed for a question on it as amended by Mr. Govr. Morris's substitutes. Mr....
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Day 73: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 29, 1787 IN CONVENTION Art: XVI. taken up. Mr. WILLIAMSON moved to substitute in place of it, the words of the Articles of...
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Day 72: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 28, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. SHERMAN from the Committee to whom were referred several propositions on the 25th. instant,...
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Day 71: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 27, 1787 IN CONVENTION Art X. Sect. 2. being resumed. Mr. L. MARTIN moved to insert the words "after conviction" after the...
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Day 70: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 25, 1787 IN CONVENTION The 1st. clause of 1 Sect. of art: VII being reconsidered Col. MASON objected to the term "shall"...
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Day 69: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 24, 1787 IN CONVENTION Governour LIVINGSTON, from the Committee of Eleven, to whom were referred the two remaining clauses...
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Day 68: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 23, 1787 IN CONVENTION The Report of the Committee of Eleven made Aug: 21. being taken up, and the following clause being...
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Day 67: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 22, 1787 IN CONVENTION Art VII sect 4. resumed. Mr. SHERMAN was for leaving the clause as it stands. He disapproved of the...
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Day 66: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 21, 1787 IN CONVENTION Governour LIVINGSTON from the Committee of Eleven to whom was referred the propositions respecting...
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Day 65: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 20, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. PINKNEY submitted to the House, in order to be referred to the Committee of detail, the...
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Day 64: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 18, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. MADISON submitted in order to be referred to the Committee of detail the following powers as...
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Day 63: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 17, 1787 IN CONVENTION Art VII. Sect. 1. resumed. on the clause "to appoint Treasurer by ballot." Mr. GHORUM moved to...
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Day 62: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 16, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. RANDOLPH having thrown into a new form the motion, putting votes, Resolutions &c. on a footing...
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Day 61: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday August 15, 1787 IN CONVENTION Art: VI. Sect. 11. Agreed to nem. con. Art: VI Sect. 12. taken up. Mr. STRONG moved to amend the...
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