The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 1

Volume 1 covers May 14 to July 13, 1787. The records of the Federal Convention which was held in Philadelphia between May and September 1787. The sessions were secret but the proceedings were reconstructed from notes kept by the official secretary and some participants, most notably James Madison.
The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, ed. Max Farrand (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1911). Vol. 1.
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- The Journal
- Yates
- Madison
- King
- McHenry
- Pierce
- Paterson
- Hamilton
- Pinckney
- Mason
- Committee of Detail
- Printed Drafts
- Supplementary Material
- VOLUME I: THE RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787
- JOURNAL
- In fœderal-Convention.
- In fœderal-Convention Friday May 25. 1787.
- MADISON
- Friday 25 of May,
- YATES Friday, May 25, 1787.
- MONDAY, MAY 28, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday May 28. 1787.
- MADISON Monday May 28. —
- YATES Monday, May 28, 1787
- McHENRY
- TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1787.
- JOURNAL Tuesday May 29, 1787.
- MADISON Tuesday May 29
- The Virginia Plan
- Resolutions10 proposed by Mr Randolph in Convention.
- May 29. 1787.
- YATES Tuesday, May 29th, 1787.
- McHENRY 29.
- PATERSON
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1787.
- JOURNAL Wednesday May 30. 1787.
- In a Committee of the Whole House. Wednesday May 30. 1787.
- MADISON Wednesday May 30.
- YATES Wednesday, May 30th, 1787.
- McHENRY
- May 30.
- May 30th23
- THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1787.
- JOURNAL Thursday May 31. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday May 31.
- YATES Thursday, May 31st, 1787.
- KING Thursday 31 May
- PIERCE25
- McHENRY
- 31 May
- FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday June 1. 1787.
- MADISON Friday June 1st. 1787.
- YATES Friday, June 1st, 1787.
- KING Comee. of the Whole
- Friday 1 June
- HAMILTON
- PIERCE On the Executive Power
- (a consideration.)
- McHENRY June 1st.
- SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1787.
- JOURNAL Saturday June 2nd 1787.
- MADISON Saturday June 2d. In Committee of whole.
- YATES Saturday, June 2d, 1787.
- KING
- PIERCE
- MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday June 4th 1787.
- MADISON Monday June 4. In Committee of the whole
- YATES Monday, June 4th, 1787.
- KING 4 June Comee. of y Whole
- PIERCE.
- MASON26
- TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1787.
- JOURNAL Tuesday June 5 1787.
- MADISON Teusday June 5. In Committee of the Whole
- YATES Tuesday, June 5th, 1787.
- KING 5 June. Come. whole
- PIERCE
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1787.
- JOURNAL Wednesday June 6. 1787.
- MADISON Wednesday June 6th. In Committee of the whole
- YATES Wednesday, June 6th, 1787.
- KING 5 [6] June Com. wh.
- HAMILTON10
- PIERCE
- THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1787.
- JOURNAL Thursday June 7. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday June 7th. 1787. 〈In Committee of the whole.〉
- YATES Thursday, June 7th, 1787.
- KING 7 June. Come. whole
- HAMILTON
- MASON8
- FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday June 8. 1787
- MADISON Friday June 8th. In Committee of the Whole.
- YATES Friday, June 8, 1787.
- KING 8 June
- HAMILTON
- SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1787.
- JOURNAL Saturday June 9. 1787.
- MADISON Saturday June 9th. 〈Mr. Luther Martin from Maryland took his Seat〉2 In committee of the whole
- YATES Saturday, June 9th, 1787.
- KING 9 June
- PATERSON11
- [A]12
- [B]
- [C]
- [D]
- [E]
- [F]
- MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday June 11. 1787.
- MADISON Monday, June 11th. 〈Mr Abraham Baldwin from Georgia took His Seat.〉3 In Committee of the Whole.
- YATES Monday, June 11th, 1787.
- PATERSON
- TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1787.
- JOURNAL Tuesday June 12. 1787.
- MADISON Teusday June 12th. in Committee of whole.
- YATES Tuesday, June 12th, 1787.
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1787.
- JOURNAL Wednesday June 13. 1787.
- [A]
- [B]8
- The Virginia Plan as amended in Committee
- MADISON Wednesday June 13. in Committee of the whole
- June 13 Report of the Committee of Whole on Mr. Randolphs propositions17
- YATES Wednesday, June 13th, 1787.
- THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1787.
- JOURNAL Thursday June 14. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday June 14. 〈In Convention〉
- YATES Thursday, June 14th, 1787.
- FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday June 15. 1787.
- MADISON Friday June 15th. 〈1787.〉
- The New Jersey Plan
- YATES Friday, June 15th, 1787.
- KING
- SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1787.
- JOURNAL Saturday June 16. 1787.
- MADISON Saturday June 16. In Committee of the whole on Resolutions proposd. by Mr. P. Mr. R1
- YATES Saturday, June 16, 1787.
- KING11
- Patterson
- HAMILTON
- PATERSON14
- WILSON
- [A — 1]20
- [A — 2]22
- [A — 3]22
- MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday June 18. 1787.
- MADISON Monday June 18. in Committee of the whole. on the propositions of Mr. Patterson Mr. Randolph.
- YATES Monday, June 19th,10 1787.
- KING13
- Habits of obedience
- Force
- Influence
- The plan of N. Jersey
- The Hic labor the hoc Opus is the Genl. Government
- HAMILTON14
- Introduction
- Recapitulation
- TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1787.
- JOURNAL Tuesday June 19. 1787.
- MADISON Teusday June 19th. in Committee of whole. on the propositions of Mr. Patterson.
- YATES Tuesday, June 19th, 1787.
- KING 18 [19] June
- HAMILTON
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1787.
- JOURNAL Wednesday June 20. 1787.
- MADISON Wednesday June 20. 〈1787. In Convention〉
- YATES Wednesday, June 20th, 1787.
- KING 19 [20] June
- Mason
- HAMILTON
- THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1787.
- JOURNAL June 21. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday June 21.* in Convention
- YATES Thursday, June 21st, 1787.
- KING 20 [21] June
- Wilson Madison
- HAMILTON15
- FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday June 22.
- MADISON Friday June 22. 〈in Convention〉
- YATES Friday, June 22d, 1787.
- SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1787.
- JOURNAL Saturday June 23. 1787.
- MADISON Saturday June 23. in Convention
- YATES Saturday, June 23d, 1787.
- MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday June 25. 87.
- MADISON Monday. June 25. in Convention.
- YATES Monday, June 25th, 1787.
- KING
- TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1787.
- JOURNAL Tuesday June 26. 1787.
- MADISON Tuesday. June 26. in Convention
- YATES Tuesday, June 26th, 1787.
- HAMILTON15
- MASON16
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1787.
- JOURNAL Wednesday June 27. 1787.
- MADISON Wednesday June 27. in Convention
- YATES Wednesday, June 27th, 1787.
- KING Wednesday 27. June5
- PATERSON8 June 27. 1787.
- THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1787.
- JOURNAL Thursday June 28. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday June 28th. in Convention
- YATES Thursday, June 28th, 1787.
- KING — 27 [28] June 1787 —
- PATERSON17 June 28th
- FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday June 29. 1787.
- MADISON Friday June 29th in Convention
- YATES Friday, June 29th, 1787.
- KING Friday — 29. June —
- PATERSON11 June 29th.
- SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1787.
- JOURNAL Saturday, June 30. 1787.
- MADISON Saturday June 30. 1787. in Convention
- YATES Saturday, June 30th, 1787.
- KING Saturday 30 June
- PATERSON21
- FRANKLIN23 Proposal for Consideration.
- MONDAY, JULY 2, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday July 2. 1787.
- MADISON Monday July 2d. in Convention
- YATES Monday, July 2d, 1787.
- WILSON15
- TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1787.
- YATES Tuesday, July 3d, 1787.1
- THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1787.
- JOURNAL Thursday July 5. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday July 5th. in Convention
- YATES Thursday, July 5th, 1787.
- KING 5. July 87.
- PATERSON
- FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday July 6. 1787.
- MADISON Friday July 6th. in Convention
- SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1787.
- JOURNAL Saturday July 7. 1787.
- MADISON Saturday, July 7. in Convention4
- KING Saturday 7. July —
- PATERSON
- MONDAY, JULY 9, 1787.
- JOURNAL Monday July 9. 1787.
- MADISON Monday July 9th. in Convention
- PATERSON Monday 9th. July, 87.
- TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1787.
- JOURNAL Tuesday July 10. 1787.
- MADISON Teusday. July 10. In Convention
- PATERSON11
- Number of Inhabitants.
- The Proportion of Blacks.
- BREARLEY12
- WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1787.
- JOURNAL Wednesday July 11. 1787.
- MADISON Wednesday July 11. in Convention
- THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1787.
- JOURNAL Thursday July 12. 1787.
- MADISON Thursday. July 12. In Convention
- KING11
- FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1787.
- JOURNAL Friday July 13. 1787.
- MADISON Friday. July 13. In Convention
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