| Author | United States. Dept. of State. Library Division.
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| Title | Documentary history of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1787-1870. Derived from the records, manuscripts and rolls deposited in the Bureau of rolls and library of the Department of State.
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| Published | Washington, Dept. of State, 1894-1905.
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| Description | 5 v. 28 cm. (v. 4-5, 30 cm.)
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| General Note | Vol. I-III were issued as appendices to the Bulletin of the Bureau of rolls and library, no. 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, 1893-1897 8no. 9 issued 1900) vol. IV-V form pt. 1 and 2 of Bulletin no. 11.
Vol. I-III were reprinted in 1901 as House doc. 529, 56th Cong., 2d sess., and issued also in a bureau edition. In these issues vol. III has an appendix, and not in the original edition: "Additional notes by Madison for the introduction to his Notes of debates in the Federal convention" (p. 796a-796o)
Vol. III has a "Special index": p. 797-904.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: vol. I. [pt.] I, Sept., 1893. The period preceding the convention that framed the Constitution. [pt.] II, Jan. 1894. The proceedings of the Federal convention.--vol. II. [pt.] III, May, 1894. The Constitution as signed in convention; proceedings in Congress; ratification. [pt.] IV, Sept. 1894. The amendments.--vol. III. [pt.] V, Oct. 1897. Madison's notes of the proceedings of the Federal convention.--vol. IV. Letters and papers relating to the Constitution, to July 31, 1788.--vol. V. Letters and papers relating to the Constitution, from August 1, 1788 to the death of Madison. Appendix to the entire work. Bibliography.
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| Subjects | United States -- Constitution.
United States -- Constitutional history -- Sources.
United States -- History -- Sources.
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| LC Card Number | 02-10163 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: JK 111 A5
mq81639: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| Holdings |
Copy:
v. 1-3 (1894-1898)
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| [Record 47831] |
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