United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787

Item

Title

United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787

Description

This is the first holograph draft of the Constitution by James Wilson, delegate to the Constitutional Convention from York, PA, and chair of the Committee of Detail. This was the committee charged to draft the Constitution. This is the earliest surviving version of the Constitution, consisting of four sheets. Some unique features is that it lists all of the states in the first line. Also, it states “The stile of the government shall be the ‘United People and States of America.’

Identifier

1663

Type

text

Creator

Wilson, James, 1742-1798

Date Created

1787-07-01 - 1787-07-31

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Treasures collection

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

Wilson, James, 1742-1798 | Constitution of the United States

Extent

14 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Treasures Collection