U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)

Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.

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The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.

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Session 6233: 1787-07-09 11:00:00

Second Committee on Representation reported. Its First Proposition sent to a committee.

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Proposition for the Third Committee on Representation

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That in the first meeting of the Legislature of the United States the first branch thereof consist of fifty six Members, of which number

New Hampshire shall have ..... Two.

Massachusetts .......................... Seven

Rhode Island ............................. One

Connecticut ............................... Four

New-York ................................... Five

New-Jersey ............................... Three

Pennsylvania ............................. Eight

Delaware ................................... One

Maryland .................................... Four

Virginia ....................................... Nine

North Carolina .......................... Five

South Carolina .......................... Five

Georgia ...................................... Two.

Decisions yet to be taken

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