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Constitutional Convention, 1787 Constitution [First printing of second draft] [Committee of Style]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.02 Author/Creator: Constitutional Convention, 1787 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document Date: 12 September 1787 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 42.7 cm, Width: 51.9 cm Order a Copy

Second draft of the Constitution, by the Committee of Style, printed on recto of each leaf and tied (leaves 1-2 only) with a ribbon, uncut and unbound. With the notes of Pierce Butler. Originally bound with blue ribbon. Document has creasemarks along margin where it would have been folded along bindings. Printed by Dunlap and Claypoole. Folded measurements are 42.7 x 26.3 cm.

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

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