Journal of the Constitutional Convention

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State Delegates and Election of the President & Secretary

14 May 1787 | Philadelphia

Delegates from many of the different states were present.  The following states were represented: Massachusetts, NewYork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

In the document you will see Alexander Hamilton of New York and George Washington and James Madison of Virginia. 

George Washington was unanimously elected by ballot as the President of the State House.  William Jackson Esquire was elected Secretary. 

   

Created by eliz 04 Jan 2007

Federal Convention Rules

28 May 1789

These documents outline the Rules to be observed as the standing orders of the Convention.

Created by eliz 04 Jan 2007

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eliz

Normally I would not be concerned with the technical rules of a government Convention; however, I think it would be fascinating for someone interested in parliamentary procedure or the current protocol of the U.S. House & Senate to look at the early versions of rules from 1789.

04 Jan 2007