United States Constitution second manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787
Item
- Title
- United States Constitution second manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787
- Description
- This is the second 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 version of the Constitution consists of six sheets. This draft, like the first, lists each state separately in the first line.
- Identifier
- 2766
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Wilson, James, 1742-1798
- Date Created
- 1787-08-01 - 1787-08-31
- 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
- 24 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
- This item is made available online for non-commercial, educational, and research uses. For more information, please contact Rights and Reproductions as rnr@hsp.org. Please note that rights assessment and appropriate use of materials is the responsibility of the person using this material.
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