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Committee charged with creating a Constitution based on the resolutions agreed by the Convention.

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Oliver Ellsworth Connecticut Delegation

Nathaniel Gorham Massachusetts Delegation

James Wilson Pennsylvania Delegation

John Rutledge South Carolina Delegation

Edmund Randolph Virginia Delegation

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Sessions (7)

25 July 1787

Committee convened and received proceedings from Convention. Randolph proposed his constitutional framework.

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27 July 1787

Wilson's initial constitutional framework drawn up.

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29 July 1787

Randolph's framework for a constitution amended by the Committee.

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30 July 1787

A rough draft of the Constitution drawn up. The New Jersey and Pinckney Plans considered.

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01 August 1787

The rough draft of the Constitution expanded on.

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03 August 1787

A final draft Constitution drawn up and a report sent to the Convention.

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21 August 1787

Proposals for further Congressional powers received and a second report drawn up for the Convention.

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