Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.
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Second Committee on Representation reported. Its First Proposition sent to a committee.
[Report of the Second Committee on Representation as Amended by the Convention]
1. That in the original formation of the Legislature of the United States, the first Branch thereof shall consist of sixty five members, of which number
New Hampshire shall send ..... Three.
Massachusetts .......................... Eight
Rhode Island ............................. One.
Connecticut ............................... Five
New York ................................... Six
New-Jersey ............................... Four.
Pennsylvania ............................. Eight
Delaware ................................... One
Maryland .................................... Six
Virginia ....................................... Ten
North Carolina .......................... Five
South Carolina .......................... Five
Georgia ...................................... Three.
3. Resolved That at the end of ___ years from the meeting of the Legislature of the United-States and at the expiration of every ___ years thereafter the Legislature of the United States be required to apportion the representation of the several States according to the principles of their wealth and population.