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Show 52 THE FEDERAL CONVENTION. was appointed by Governor Randolph, in his place on the 2d :Mny, 1787. NORTH OAROIJINA.-By Act of the Senate and Ilonse of Commons, in J anunry, 1781, B ichard Caswell, Alexander ::Martin, William Itichardson Davie, Richard Dol>bs Spnight, and Willie Jones were appointed. Mr. Caswell resigned, and on the twenty-third of April William Blount was appointed in his stead; vVillie Jones declining the appointment, II ugh Williamson was appointed by the Governor in his place. SouTII CAROLTNA.-By Act of :March 8, 1787, Charles Pinckney I John Rutledge, Charles c. Pinckney, anu Pierce Butler were commissioned. GEORGIA.-lly an ordinance of lOth February, 1787, Wil-liam Few, .Abraham Baldwin, William Pierce, George vValton, William llouston, ancl Nathaniel Pendleton appointed deputies from this State. ABSTRACT OF TilE .JOURNAL AND DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION. On Monday the 14th of May, A. D., 17 87, and in the eleventh year of the Independence of the United States of America, at the State llouse in the city of Phila.delphia, in virtue of appointments from their respective States, sundry deputies to the Federal Convention appearccl; but a majority of States not being represented, the members present adjourned from day to day until Friday the 25th of the said month, when, in virtue of the said appointments, ap-peared from the State of # MASSACIIUSETTS.-The lion. Rnfus King, Esq. NEW YoRK.-Thc lion. H.obert Yates, and .Alexander IIamilLon, Esqs. NEW JERSEY.-Thc lion. David Brcarly,Wi11iam Church-hill Houston, and William Patterson, Esqs. . THE F ED.U.:HAL CONVENTION. 53 . PENNSYLVANIA.-Titc lion. Robert Morris. Thomas Fitz-simmotts, James \Vii on, and G ouvcrneur Mo,rris E D r, ' sqs. ELAWARE.-Ihe Ifon. George Read I)· l d B , "\.IC 1ar assctt and J acoiJ Broom, E qs. ' II"V uEw iNIA.-liis Excellency Ge orcor e Wash.m g· t on, E sq. tl:l ~ xccll~ncy E. Randolph, Esq., 'rhe lion. John Blair, Jumcs Madt. on' 0 corg·e Mason George W th d J ' l\icol ] , ' Y c, an ames urg, ~sqs . . N OltTU. CAR. O LINA.-Tl IC lion. Alexander .:Martin, Wil-ltam Rtchard. on Davie ltichard DobLs S . 1 t ' . u pa1cr1 and Hugh vVilliamson, Bsqs. 0 ' c SLO UTH CAROLINA.-Thc lion. John RuLicdcre Cl ·J 1. . b 1 lUI cs E o cswortu Pmckney, Pierce Butler, and Charles Pinckney sqs. ' GEOROIA.-The llon. William Few, Esq. . llon. Robert Morris of Pcnnsy l vania moved that a Pre- 8Idcnt be electccl by La.llot, and nominated GEOROE W ASUINOTON. .A. ballot was taken ancl he was declared unanirnous~ y elected, and was conducted to the Chair by l\1r. Morns and Mr. Rutledge. William Jackson was elected Secretary, Nicholas W cavcr, l\fcssenger, and Joseph Frye Door-Keeper. ' M~. Wythe, Mr. IIamilton, and Mr. C. Pinckney wcro ~ppoiUtccl. a Committee on Rules, and the Convention adJOurned t1Il Monday at 10 o'clock. . Monday, JJ1ay 28, 1787.-Thc Convention met; Nathamc1 Go1~ham and Caleb Strong, deputies from Massacbus~ tts, Oltver Ellsworth from the State of Connecticut, GnPDing Bedford from Delaware, James l\1cllenry from Mar _ land ·' B enJ· amm· F ran 1d u· 1, George Clymer, 'rhomas .:MiffiinY , and Jared Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania, took their seats. Rules for the government of the Convention were reported and adopted. . Mr. Randolph theu opened the business of the Conven· tlon by offering the followiug resolutions: |