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Day 40: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Thursday July 12, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. Govr. MORRIS moved to add to the clause empowering the Legislature to vary the Representation...
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Day 39: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Wednesday July 11, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. RANDOLPH's motion requiring the Legislre. to take a periodical census for the purpose of...
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Day 38: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday July 10, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. KING reported from the Come. yesterday appointed that the States at the 1st. meeting of the...
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Day 37: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Monday July 9, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. Daniel Carroll from Maryland took his Seat. Mr. Govr. MORRIS delivered a report from the Come. of 5...
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Day 36: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Saturday, July 7. 1787 IN CONVENTION "Shall the clause allowing each State one vote in the 2d. branch, stand as part of the Report"?...
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Day 35: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Friday July 6, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. Govr. MORRIS moved to commit so much of the Report as relates to "I member for every 40,000...
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Day 34: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
THURSDAY July 5th 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. GERRY delivered in from the Committee appointed on Monday last the following Report. "The...
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Day 33: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Monday July 2, 1787 IN CONVENTION On the question for allowing each State one vote in the second branch as moved by Mr. Elseworth,...
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Day 32: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Saturday June 30, 1787. IN CONVENTION Mr. BREARLY moved that the Presidt. write to the Executive of N. Hamshire, informing it that the...
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Day 31: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Friday June 29, 1787 IN CONVENTION Doctr. JOHNSON. The controversy must be endless whilst Gentlemen differ in the grounds of their...
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Day 30: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Thursday June 28, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. L. MARTIN resumed his discourse, contending that the Genl. Govt. ought to be formed for the...
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Day 29: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. RUTLIDGE moved to postpone the 6th Resolution, defining the powers of Congs. in order to take...
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Day 28: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday June 26, 1787 IN CONVENTION The duration of the 2d. branch under consideration. Mr. GHORUM moved to fill the blank with "six...
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Day 27: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Monday June 25, 1787 IN CONVENTION Resolution 4. being taken up. Mr. PINKNEY spoke as follows- The efficacy of the System will depend on...
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Day 26: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Saturday June 23, 1787 IN CONVENTION The 3. Resol: resumed. On Question yesterday postponed by S. Carol: for agreeing to the whole...
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Day 25: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Friday June 22, 1787 IN CONVENTION The clause in Resol. 3. "to receive fixed stipends to be paid out of the Nationl. Treasury"...
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Day 24: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Thursday June 21, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. Jonathan Dayton from N. Jersey took his seat. Docr. JOHNSON. On a comparison of the two plans...
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Day 23: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Wednesday June 20, 1787 IN CONVENTION Mr. William Blount from N. Carolina took his seat. 1st. propos: of the Report of Come. of the whole...
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Day 22: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday June 19, 1787 IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE ON THE PROPOSITIONS OF MR. PATTERSON The substitute offered yesterday by Mr. Dickenson being...
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Day 21: Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
Monday June 18, 1787. IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE PROPOSITIONS OF Mr. PATTERSON & Mr. RANDOLPH On motion of Mr. DICKINSON to...
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