Early draft of the Constitution found in Philadelphia

peaceandlove · 02-03-2010, 12:27 PM

Posted on Tue, Feb. 2, 2010

INQUIRER JOURNAL

Early draft of the Constitution found in Philadelphia

By Edward Colimore
Inquirer Staff Writer

Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

On the back of a treasured draft of the U.S. Constitution was a truncated version of the same document, starting with the familiar words: "We The People. . . ."

They had been scribbled upside down by one of the Constitution's framers, James Wilson, in the summer of 1787. The cursive continued, then abruptly stopped, as if pages were missing.

A mystery, Toler thought, until she examined other Wilson papers from the Historical Society's vault in Philadelphia and found what appeared to be the rest of the draft, titled "The Continuation of the Scheme."

Continues: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/wire.php?view=10169

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peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Early draft of the Constitution found in Philadelphia Posted on Tue, Feb. 2, 2010 INQUIRER JOURNAL Early draft of the Constitution found in Philadelphia By Edward Colimore Inquirer Staff Writer Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. On the back of a treasured draft of the U.S. Constitution was a truncated version of the same document, starting with the familiar words: "We The People. . . ." They had been scribbled upside down by one of the Constitution's framers, James Wilson, in the summer of 1787. The cursive continued, then abruptly stopped, as if pages were missing. A mystery, Toler thought, until she examined other Wilson papers from the Historical Society's vault in Philadelphia and found what appeared to be the rest of the draft, titled "The Continuation of the Scheme." Continues: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/wire.php?view=10169