Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787: For the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of the United States of America |
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Letter of Luther Martin Esquire AttorneyGeneral | 1 |
SECRET DEBATES | 99 |
Note by John Lansing Jun | 225 |
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