The Delegate from New York, Or, Proceedings of the Federal Convention of 1787


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John Lansing attended the Constitutional Convention as delegates from New York. His heirs discovered his notes among his papers, they were not published until 1939. They provide a rich new primary source record for scholars of the Convention. Only in Lansing's notes do we find a report of Constitutional questions regarding states' rights.













Delegate from New York


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The Delegate from New York


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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. From the notes taken by the late Robert Yates ... and copied by John Lansing ... Including “The Genuine Information” laid before the Legislature of Maryland by Luther Martin ... Also, other historical documents relative to the Federal compact of the North American Union


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