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Creating the United States Constitution
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Road to the Constitution
Crucible for the Creation of the American Republic
Matthäus Albrect Lotter. A Plan of the City and Environs of Philadelphia. [Augsburg: M.A. Lotter, 1777]. Hand-colored engraved map. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (053.03.00)
[Digital ID # ar132200]
Not Worth a Continental
United States Continental Congress. Paper currency, 1775–1777. Printed by Hall and Sellers; Rhode Island. Paper Currency, 1786. Printed by Southwick and Barber. Marian Carson Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (136.00.00–136.05.00)
[Digital IDs # us0136-us0136_05]
Creating the United States Constitution
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Convention and Ratification
The Virginia Plan
“The Virginia Plan of Government” in James Madison. Notes of Debates in the Federal Constitutional Convention, May 29, 1787. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (056.01.02)
[Digital ID#us0056_01]
The New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan of Government in James Madison’s notes of the Constitutional Convention, June 15, 1787. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (057.01.02)
Franklin Soothes Anger
Benjamin Franklin. Draft speech, [June 11, 1787]. Manuscript. Benjamin Franklin Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (058.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0058_01p1]
“Great Compromise” Saves the Convention
James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention, July 16, 1787. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (59)
[Digital ID# us0059tt_1 – us0059tt_3]
William Paterson Defends New Jersey Plan
William Paterson. Notes for Speeches in Convention, June 16, 1787. Manuscript. William Paterson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (59.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0059_01p1]
Committee of Detail
Draft United States Constitution: Report of the Committee of Detail, ca. August 6, 1787. Facsimile of printed document with annotations by Convention Secretary William Jackson. William Johnson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (061.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0061_03]
Report of the Committee of Style
Draft United States Constitution: Reports of the Committee of Style, September 8–15, 1787. Printed document with annotations by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (062.04.01-062.04.04)
[Digital ID# us0062_04-us0062_04p3]
“Monarchy or a Republic?”
James McHenry. Diary, September 18, 1787. Manuscript. James McHenry Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (63.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0063_02p1]
Opposition to the Constitution
George Mason. “Objections to the Constitution of Government Formed by the Convention,” ca. September 17, 1787. Manuscript document. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (64.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0064_1; also us0064]
Madison Defends Constitution
Publius (pseudonym for James Madison). The Federalist. No. X in the New York Daily Advertiser, November 22, 1787. Serial and Government Publications Division (68.03.00)
[Digital ID# qcdata/treasures/vc6.7a]
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution. 2 vols. New York: J. and A. McLean, 1788. Thomas Jefferson Library, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (66.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0066–us0066_4]
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