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1920 Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America 1920

handle is hein.beal/debfedc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787 WHICH FRAMED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPORTED BY JAMES MADISON A Delegate from the State of Virginia International Edition GAILLARD HUNT AND JAMES BROWN SCOTT EDITORS I send you enclos'd the propos'd new Federal Constitution for these States. I was engag'd 4 Months of the last Summer in the Convention that form'd it. It is now sent by Congress to the several States for their Confirmation. If it succeeds, I do not see why you might not in Europe carry the Project of good Henry the 4th into Execution, by forming a Federal Union and One Grand Republick of all its different States & Kingdoms; by means of a like Conven- tion; for we had many Interests to reconcile. (Benjamin Franklin to Mr. Grand, October 22, 1787. Dooumentary History of the Constitution, Vol. IV, pp. 341- 342.) NEW YORK OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AMERICAN BRANCH: $5 Wz- sfD STRnT LONDON, TORONTO. MELBOURNE, AND BOMBAY 1920

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