Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Committee consisting of a deputy from each state, charged with resolving the legality of importing slaves, a capitation tax, and shipping restrictions.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee on Slave Trade and Navigation at the end of its timeline.
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 23 Aug 1787, 16:00
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 23 Aug 1787, 16:00
Instructions of the Committee on Slave Trade and Navigation
People: Abraham Baldwin John Dickinson Rufus King Luther Martin James Madison George Clymer John Langdon Hugh Williamson Charles Cotesworth Pinckney William Samuel Johnson William Livingston
Last decision:
U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 23 Aug 1787, 16:00
[Editors' note: The Committee referred their instructions to the Convention.]
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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 23 Aug 1787, 16:00
Report of the Committee on Slave Trade and Navigation
People: Abraham Baldwin Rufus King John Dickinson Luther Martin George Clymer James Madison John Langdon Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Hugh Williamson William Samuel Johnson William Livingston
Last decision:
U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition), Date: 23 Aug 1787, 16:00
[Editors' note: The Committee referred their report to the Convention.]