Documentary history of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870 Derived from records, manuscripts, and rolls deposited in the Bureau of rolls and library of the Department of state ..
Print Book, English, 1894 [i.e. 1901]-1905
Department of State, Washington, 1894 [i.e. 1901]-1905
History
5 volumes 32 cm
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v. I. [pt.] I, Sept. 1893. The period preceding the convention that framed the Constitution. [pt.] II, Jan. 1894. The proceedings of the Federal convention
v. II. [pt.] III, May 1894. The Constitution as signed in convention. Proceedings in Congress. Ratification. [pt.] IV, Sept. 1894. The amendments
v. III. [pt.] V, Oct. 1897. Madison's notes of the proceedings of the Federal convention
v. IV. Letters and papers relating to the Constitution, to July 31, 1788
v. V. Letters and papers relating to the Constitution, from August 1, 1788 to the death of Madison. Appendix to the entire work. Bibliography
Imprint dates: v. 1-2, 1894; v. 3, 1900; v. 4-5, 1905
Vol III has an appendix (not included in original edition) "Additional notes by Madison for the introduction to his notes of debates in the Federal convention" (p. 796a-796c) ; also, a "Special index" (p. 797-904)
Vols. I-III were published originally in parts, as Appendices I-V of "Bulletin of the Bureau of rolls and library," no. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, 1893-97 (no. 9 issued 1900)
They were reprinted, according to a concurrent resolution passed by the Senate January 24, 1901, and by the House of representatives February 9, 1901, and issued in a bureau edition and also in the Congressional series, as House doc. 529, 56th Cong., 2d sess
Vols. iv-v were published as "Bulletin of the Bureau of rolls and library," no. 11, pt. 1-2. In this issue the title-pages of the "Bulletin" are omitted
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