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United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition)

Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2016 Edition.

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Jacob Broom

Quill platform ID: p69.

(17 October 1752 – 25 April 1810) Businessman, surveyor and lawyer. He served as a Justice of the Peace and member of the Delaware General Assembly. After attending the Constitutional Convention he continued to serve in local government, built a cotton mill, and several canals, roads and bridges.

Member of Delaware Delegation—United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition), Delaware Delegation—Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT], Delaware Delegation—U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2020 Edition), Delaware Delegation—U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove], Delaware Delegation—Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT], Delaware Delegation—U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition).

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