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U. S. Constitution (first printing) with annotations by Elbridge Gerry

U. S. Constitution (first printing) with annotations by Elbridge Gerry Printed document with handwrritten annotations

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    Printed document with handwrritten annotations

    39.5 cm x 25.4 cm

    The United States Constitution, first printing, 6 August 1787
    Philadelphia: printed by John Dunlap and David C. Claypool, 1787
    From Annotations on the U. S. Constitution, Massachusetts Historical Society


    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    This copy of the first printed draft of the U.S. Constitution shows the evolution of the text as it was amended during the debates at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Massachusetts delegate Elbridge Gerry, who refused to sign because it lacked a Bill of Rights, annotated the draft with his handwritten notes.