31From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 27 May 1787 (Madison Papers)
We have been here for some time suffering a daily disappointment from the failure of the deputies to assemble for the Convention. Seven States were not made up till the day before yesterday. Our intelligence from N. York promises an addition of three more by tomorrow. General Washington was unanimously called to the Chair & has accepted it. It is impossible as yet to form a judgment of the...
32From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 25 February 1787 (Madison Papers)
I forgot in my last to mention the explanation given by Mr. House concerning the Tobo. The conjecture as to the omitted Hhd was right. The calculation of the weights is to be made as follows, taking the weight of the first parcel of 6 Hhds for an example. C qr. lb 69. 1. 4. 790. . C 69. = 6900 69 × 12 828 1 qr 28 4 lb 4 7760