Jacob Broom draft of the United States Constitution, 1787

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Title
Jacob Broom draft of the United States Constitution, 1787
Description
This draft, printed by Dunlap and Claypoole, is “the second draft of the Constitution, printed for use of members, on one side of four leaves only.” (Evans 20816) Broom was a delegate to the Convention from Delaware. This second draft no longer lists states separately, but rather as “We, the People of the United States…”
This digital record contains four images of two pages. Each page has been separately encased and the writing is visible on both sides.
Identifier
2765
Type
text
Creator
Broom, Jacob, 1752-1810
Date Created
1787-09-17
Format
typescript
Is Part Of
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Treasures collection
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject
Broom, Jacob, 1752-1810 | Constitution of the United States
Extent
4 pages
Language
eng
Rights
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