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Constitutional Convention Journal, 1788, with Letter to Madison Dated April 17, 1796

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Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, November 19, 1788

Order of procession, in honor of the establishment of the Constitution of the United States : To parade precisely at eight o'clock in the morning, of Friday, the 4th of July, 1788 ...

The federal pillars. Book illustration from Library of Congress

William Carmichael to Thomas Jefferson, December 14, 1788

Senate lobby committee again refuffed. Washington, D.C., April 20. Efforts of the Senate Lobby Committee to obtain records of the National Committee to uphold Constitutional Government hit another snag today when Sumner Gerard, Treasurer of the Organization, testified he did not have in his "control" a list of contributors to the National Committee. Gerard, A brother of James Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, was questioned by the committee in his investigating of Lobby activities uding congressional consideration of the Government reorganization bill, 4/20/38

Alexander Hamilton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1778-1804; 1787; Constitutional Convention; Sept. 17 , draft of a constitution, facsimile copies

James Madison, June 27, 1788. - Public domain document scan

1784 Convention between His Most Christian Majesty and the thirteen United States of North America : for the purpose of determing and fixing the functions and perogatives of their respective consuls, vice-consuls, agents and commissaries.

Ability to recite from memory the constitution wins war veteran a job. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Harry E. Wilhelm, 43, a World War veteran and unemployed huckster of York, PA., won himself a job today on his ability to recite from memory the 6,757 words of the Constitution and Amendments. In his quest for work, Wilhelm called on Rep. Sol Bloom, Chairman of the United States Constitutional Sesquicentennial Commission, to whom he announced he was the only man in the world who could recite from memory the Constitution. Interested but skeptical, Bloom promised Wilhelm a job if he could back up hi claim. With Bloom checking the words, Wilhelm made good on his boast and is now an employee of the U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission mail room. 9/13/37

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal convention, September 17, 1787, in two volumes. Vol. 2.

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Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, November 9, 1788

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