Constitutional Convention. Appointment to Committee for Establishing Rules for the Constitutional Convention, 25 May 1787

Constitutional Convention. Appointment to
Committee for Establishing Rules for the
Constitutional Convention

Philadelphia, May 25, 1787. On this date, Hamilton, George Wythe of Virginia, and Charles Pinckney of South Carolina were appointed a committee to prepare “standing rules & orders” for the Constitutional Convention.1

Hunt and Scott, Debates description begins Gaillard Hunt and James Brown Scott, eds., The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America. Reported by James Madison (New York, 1920). description ends , 18.

1. The rules were reported on May 28 and 29. See Hunt and Scott, Debates description begins Gaillard Hunt and James Brown Scott, eds., The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America. Reported by James Madison (New York, 1920). description ends , 18, 21.

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Title: Constitutional Convention. Appointment to Committee for Establishing Rules for the Constitutional Convention, 25 May 1787
Author: Constitutional Convention
Recipients: Hamilton, Alexander
Wythe, George
Pinckney, Charles
Date: 25 May 1787

Reference

Cite as: “Constitutional Convention. Appointment to Committee for Establishing Rules for the Constitutional Convention, 25 May 1787,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0090. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4, January 1787 – May 1788, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 159.]