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Subject Area: Political Theory
Subject Area: History
Topic: The American Revolution and Constitution

Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 1 [1911]

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The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, ed. Max Farrand (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1911). Vol. 1.

Part of: The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, 3 vols.


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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.

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