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Lansing, John, 1754-1829 The Supreme Legislative power of the United States of America...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.10 Author/Creator: Lansing, John, 1754-1829 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 18 June 1787 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Hamilton's constitutional plan for two legislative bodies, as Assembly and Senate, and a permanently elected executive. In the hand of John Lansing, Jr.

Lansing, John, 1754-1829
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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