Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Committee consisting of a deputy from each state, charged with finding a suitable method of representation in the lower house of the legislature.
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Report of the Third Committee on Representation created.
The grand Committee to whom was referred the first paragraph of the report of a Committee consisting of Mr G. Morris, Mr Gorham, Mr Randolph, Mr Rutledge, and Mr King, were prepared to report
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.