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Constitutional Convention 1787 with George Washington presiding over the debate. Hand-colored steel engraving Stock Photo

RMA44Y3E–Constitutional Convention 1787 with George Washington presiding over the debate. Hand-colored steel engraving

George Washington at the signing of the US Constitution. Painting entitled 'Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention' by Junius Brutus Stearns, oil on canvas, 1856. The painting shows future President George Washington at the Constitutional Convention which took place from 25th May to 17th September 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Convention established the Constitution of the United States. Stock Photo

RMHNDDNT–George Washington at the signing of the US Constitution. Painting entitled 'Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention' by Junius Brutus Stearns, oil on canvas, 1856. The painting shows future President George Washington at the Constitutional Convention which took place from 25th May to 17th September 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Convention established the Constitution of the United States.

Engraved portrait of Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, was also an author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States and one of its signers, New York, 1830. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKJHDTN–Engraved portrait of Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, was also an author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States and one of its signers, New York, 1830. From the New York Public Library.

George Washington presides over the Constitutional Convention in 1787 Stock Photo

RMA4PDC2–George Washington presides over the Constitutional Convention in 1787

Rufus King, circa 1820 Gilbert Stuart Stock Photo

RMENNEJJ–Rufus King, circa 1820 Gilbert Stuart

Washington Constitutional Convention 1787 Stock Photo

RMHR8ETK–Washington Constitutional Convention 1787

. Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787, signing of U.S. Constitution. 1856. Junius Brutus Stearns (1810–1885) Alternative names Birth name: Raphael Stearns or Lucius Sawyer Stearns Description American painter Date of birth/death 1810 / 2 June 1810 16 September 1885 Location of birth/death Arlington Brooklyn Authority control : Q6313706 VIAF: 2333932 ULAN: 500003873 LCCN: nr92032324 RKD: 74770 WorldCat 1252 Washington Constitutional Convention 1787 Stock Photo

RMMP35J4–. Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787, signing of U.S. Constitution. 1856. Junius Brutus Stearns (1810–1885) Alternative names Birth name: Raphael Stearns or Lucius Sawyer Stearns Description American painter Date of birth/death 1810 / 2 June 1810 16 September 1885 Location of birth/death Arlington Brooklyn Authority control : Q6313706 VIAF: 2333932 ULAN: 500003873 LCCN: nr92032324 RKD: 74770 WorldCat 1252 Washington Constitutional Convention 1787

Voting Record of the Constitutional Convention; Scope and content: For four months the delegates debated fundamental questions relating to government, power, and human nature. Each and every clause of the Constitution was painstakingly argued and resolved. The voting record reflects the countless diplomacies, concessions, and comprises that produced the Constitution. This page records the final vote taken September 15, 1787. Delegates to the Convention signed the proposed Constitution on September 17, 1787. William Jackson, who served as Secretary of the Convention, recorded the votes. Throug Stock Photo

RMW6900N–Voting Record of the Constitutional Convention; Scope and content: For four months the delegates debated fundamental questions relating to government, power, and human nature. Each and every clause of the Constitution was painstakingly argued and resolved. The voting record reflects the countless diplomacies, concessions, and comprises that produced the Constitution. This page records the final vote taken September 15, 1787. Delegates to the Convention signed the proposed Constitution on September 17, 1787. William Jackson, who served as Secretary of the Convention, recorded the votes. Throug

Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705836 Stock Photo

RMM7C6P5–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705836

George Washington presiding in the Constitution Convention in Philadelphia 1787. Stock Photo

RMCP47H3–George Washington presiding in the Constitution Convention in Philadelphia 1787.

GEORGE WASHINGTON ( 1732-1799) ) addressing the American Constitutional Convention in 1787 by Junius Stearns Stock Photo

RM2K9B90W–GEORGE WASHINGTON ( 1732-1799) ) addressing the American Constitutional Convention in 1787 by Junius Stearns

The George Mason Memorial memorializes Virginia plantation owner, public servant, and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a document that helped inspire the American Declaration of Independence. Mason was also an attendee at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The Memorial sits on the southern end of the Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson Memorial, in Washington DC. Stock Photo

RM2RN546H–The George Mason Memorial memorializes Virginia plantation owner, public servant, and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a document that helped inspire the American Declaration of Independence. Mason was also an attendee at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The Memorial sits on the southern end of the Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson Memorial, in Washington DC.

George Washington 1732-1799 American Statesman President General Stock Photo

RM2D8CCEE–George Washington 1732-1799 American Statesman President General

USA - 1910: An 2 cents carmine postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KEGF8X–USA - 1910: An 2 cents carmine postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

Rufus King - American Politician, Lawyer and Diplomat Stock Photo

RME5EEP4–Rufus King - American Politician, Lawyer and Diplomat

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Drawn up by 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Date: 17th September 1787 Stock Photo

RMG39MCR–CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Drawn up by 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Date: 17th September 1787

Portrait was issued in September 1787 at the culmination of the Constitutional Convention over which Washington presided. Printed portraits of him were ubiquitous in America during and after his lifetime, but few displayed the artistry and technical skill Stock Photo

RMG15FY8–Portrait was issued in September 1787 at the culmination of the Constitutional Convention over which Washington presided. Printed portraits of him were ubiquitous in America during and after his lifetime, but few displayed the artistry and technical skill

George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation. Stock Photo

RF2AE10GM–George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.

Front page of The Boston Gazette, Nov. 26, 1787 containing letter to the editor from ‘A Federalist‘ concerning constitutional convention Stock Photo

RM2B1BJMM–Front page of The Boston Gazette, Nov. 26, 1787 containing letter to the editor from ‘A Federalist‘ concerning constitutional convention

Constitutional Convention debating the form of a new US government at Philadelphia in 1787. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMAE1RTE–Constitutional Convention debating the form of a new US government at Philadelphia in 1787. Hand-colored woodcut

George Washington and the US Constitution. Painting entitled 'Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention' by Junius Brutus Stearns, oil on canvas, 1856. The painting shows future President George Washington at the Constitutional Convention which took place from 25th May to 17th September 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Convention established the Constitution of the United States.Detail from a larger painting, HNDDNT Stock Photo

RMHNDDNW–George Washington and the US Constitution. Painting entitled 'Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention' by Junius Brutus Stearns, oil on canvas, 1856. The painting shows future President George Washington at the Constitutional Convention which took place from 25th May to 17th September 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Convention established the Constitution of the United States.Detail from a larger painting, HNDDNT

George Washington. Artist: Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822). Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (55.2 x 45.4 cm). Date: ca. 1790. Polk used his uncle Charles Willson Peale's so-called Convention portrait as the basis for this image; Peale painted the original portrait from life at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Polk portrayed Washington numerous times from various sources but never from life. In 1790 Polk wrote to Washington requesting a sitting and stating that he had executed fifty portraits of him during the previous year. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US Stock Photo

RMPB22N8–George Washington. Artist: Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822). Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (55.2 x 45.4 cm). Date: ca. 1790. Polk used his uncle Charles Willson Peale's so-called Convention portrait as the basis for this image; Peale painted the original portrait from life at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Polk portrayed Washington numerous times from various sources but never from life. In 1790 Polk wrote to Washington requesting a sitting and stating that he had executed fifty portraits of him during the previous year. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US

The Signing of the Constitution by Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952), oil on canvas, 1940 Stock Photo

RM2H37RPC–The Signing of the Constitution by Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952), oil on canvas, 1940

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Assembly Room inside 1732-1756 Independence Hall where the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 Stock Photo

RMF0T5NT–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Assembly Room inside 1732-1756 Independence Hall where the Constitutional Convention met in 1787

Shays' Rebellion. An 1881 illustration of Daniel Shays' protesters taking down a tax collector in 1787 Stock Photo

RM2M5X9HB–Shays' Rebellion. An 1881 illustration of Daniel Shays' protesters taking down a tax collector in 1787

RMMXE8CP–. Constitution of the United States English: United States Constitution: Preamble and beginning of the first article Deutsch: Präambel und Beginn des ersten Artikels der Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten . Constitutional Convention. (05/14/1787 – 09/17/1787). Constitutional Convention 142 Constitution Pg1of4 AC icon cut

RMTYP560–Voting Record of the Constitutional Convention; Scope and content: For four months the delegates debated fundamental questions relating to government, power, and human nature. Each and every clause of the Constitution was painstakingly argued and resolved. The voting record reflects the countless diplomacies, concessions, and comprises that produced the Constitution. This page records the final vote taken September 15, 1787. Delegates to the Convention signed the proposed Constitution on September 17, 1787. William Jackson, who served as Secretary of the Convention, recorded the votes. Throug

Shays' Rebellion. An early 20th century illustration of Daniel Shays' forces fleeing from Federal troops after an attempt to lay siege to the Springfield Arsenal in early 1787 Stock Photo

RM2M5R476–Shays' Rebellion. An early 20th century illustration of Daniel Shays' forces fleeing from Federal troops after an attempt to lay siege to the Springfield Arsenal in early 1787

Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705837 Stock Photo

RMM7C6P6–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705837

The signing of the U.S. Constitution at the Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 Stock Photo

RF2K6A7FE–The signing of the U.S. Constitution at the Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787

A late 19th Century illustration of Independence Hall, a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted by America's Founding Fathers. The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House, and served as the capitol for the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, later becoming the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787. Stock Photo

RM2HC5FGG–A late 19th Century illustration of Independence Hall, a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted by America's Founding Fathers. The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House, and served as the capitol for the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, later becoming the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.

RM2D8CCED–George Washington 1732-1799 American Statesman President General

USA - 1911: An 4 cents brown postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KEGFBN–USA - 1911: An 4 cents brown postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

RME5EEP5–Rufus King - American Politician, Lawyer and Diplomat

US Constitution. Page 1 of the original copy of the United States Constitution, 17th September 1787. Stock Photo

RMM84C94–US Constitution. Page 1 of the original copy of the United States Constitution, 17th September 1787.

Gouverneur Morris, 1752 - 1816, an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, Stock Photo

RME37488–Gouverneur Morris, 1752 - 1816, an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States,

RF2AE10K1–George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.

Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. Stock Photo

RM2EACCNN–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

Ship of state parade on Wall Street honoring Alexander Hamilton and the new United States Constitution 1787. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA8FDJ5–Ship of state parade on Wall Street honoring Alexander Hamilton and the new United States Constitution 1787. Hand-colored woodcut

William Few ca. 1787 John Ramage William Few (1748-1828), a statesman and banker, lived most of his life in Georgia, where he served in the State Assembly. He sat for Ramage, with his wife (2006.235.303), during the year the couple was in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention.. William Few 14314 Stock Photo

RM2HH7NFY–William Few ca. 1787 John Ramage William Few (1748-1828), a statesman and banker, lived most of his life in Georgia, where he served in the State Assembly. He sat for Ramage, with his wife (2006.235.303), during the year the couple was in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention.. William Few 14314

New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. View of a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2GMBJ03–New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. View of a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News

RMA301JC–Constitution Of Usa 1787

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: The magnificent Assembly Room inside 1732-1756 Independence Hall site of Constitutional Convention Stock Photo

RMEC1YTN–PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: The magnificent Assembly Room inside 1732-1756 Independence Hall site of Constitutional Convention

Constitution of the United States of America first of the National Archives in the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Stock Photo

RF2C5BXAE–Constitution of the United States of America first of the National Archives in the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

RMMYC1RH–. Constitution of the United States English: United States Constitution: Preamble and beginning of the first article Deutsch: Präambel und Beginn des ersten Artikels der Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten . Constitutional Convention. (05/14/1787 – 09/17/1787). Constitutional Convention 122 Constitution Pg1of4 AC icon cut

RM2A1KJPC–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

Article II of the US Constitution original hand written copy on parchment Constitution of the United States the supreme law 1787 Stock Photo

RMC0F2Y8–Article II of the US Constitution original hand written copy on parchment Constitution of the United States the supreme law 1787

Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705835 Stock Photo

RMM7C6P4–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705835

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, interior. The Assembly Room, where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were adopted, Independence Hall, Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Stock Photo

RMHMMTHC–Independence Hall, Philadelphia, interior. The Assembly Room, where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were adopted, Independence Hall, Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

John Dickinson, 1732-1808. American solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware Stock Photo

RMDRX2FD–John Dickinson, 1732-1808. American solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware

Vintage portrait print of American statesman and judge Oliver Ellsworth (1745 - 1807) - the third US Chief Justice (1796 - 1800). Stock Photo

RMCFNKKX–Vintage portrait print of American statesman and judge Oliver Ellsworth (1745 - 1807) - the third US Chief Justice (1796 - 1800).

USA - 1911: An 3 cents deep violet postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KEGFA1–USA - 1911: An 3 cents deep violet postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . in the followingautumn was sent to Paris to join ArthurLee and Bilas Deane. His servicesthere were of the highest importance.He had a leading part in the negotia-tions of the treaty of peace in 1783,after which he negotiated a favorabletreaty with Russia. He returned to America in 1785, and was chosen presidentof Pennsylvania, and again in 1786 and 1787. He was an influential memberof the Constitutional convention, and probab Stock Photo

RM2AWR0E1–Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . in the followingautumn was sent to Paris to join ArthurLee and Bilas Deane. His servicesthere were of the highest importance.He had a leading part in the negotia-tions of the treaty of peace in 1783,after which he negotiated a favorabletreaty with Russia. He returned to America in 1785, and was chosen presidentof Pennsylvania, and again in 1786 and 1787. He was an influential memberof the Constitutional convention, and probab

US historical envelope: cover with cachet Independence Hall, postage stamp signing of the United States Constitution, cancel first day of issue, 1937 Stock Photo

RFT58KGN–US historical envelope: cover with cachet Independence Hall, postage stamp signing of the United States Constitution, cancel first day of issue, 1937

INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA Stock Photo

RMCBWXEC–INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

RF2AE111C–George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.

RM2EACCP4–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

Resolution to ratify the U S Constitution 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash Stock Photo

RMA69M28–Resolution to ratify the U S Constitution 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

George Washington ca. 1790 Charles Peale Polk Polk used his uncle Charles Willson Peale's so-called Convention portrait as the basis for this image; Peale painted the original portrait from life at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Polk portrayed Washington numerous times from various sources but never from life. In 1790 Polk wrote to Washington requesting a sitting and stating that he had executed fifty portraits of him during the previous year.. George Washington. Charles Peale Polk (1767–1822). American. ca. 1790. Oil on canvas Stock Photo

RM2HH80T3–George Washington ca. 1790 Charles Peale Polk Polk used his uncle Charles Willson Peale's so-called Convention portrait as the basis for this image; Peale painted the original portrait from life at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Polk portrayed Washington numerous times from various sources but never from life. In 1790 Polk wrote to Washington requesting a sitting and stating that he had executed fifty portraits of him during the previous year.. George Washington. Charles Peale Polk (1767–1822). American. ca. 1790. Oil on canvas

New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. Ella Hall from Sotheby's New York, holds a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2GMBHYT–New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. Ella Hall from Sotheby's New York, holds a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: A U. S. Park Ranger conducting a tour of the Assembly Room at Independence Hall Stock Photo

RMEC1YTP–PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: A U. S. Park Ranger conducting a tour of the Assembly Room at Independence Hall

RF2C4E3CN–Constitution of the United States of America first of the National Archives in the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

N/A. English: Cropped version of the second page of the Constitution of the United States, showing Article I, section 9. 17 September 1787. Secretary, Constitutional Convention 376 Constitution Pg2of4 AC-attainder Stock Photo

RMP5BCJ0–N/A. English: Cropped version of the second page of the Constitution of the United States, showing Article I, section 9. 17 September 1787. Secretary, Constitutional Convention 376 Constitution Pg2of4 AC-attainder

RM2A1KJP9–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

Album cover with hand-inked writing. 'Ratification by constitutional [illegible] by Missouri. Of the Pilgrim's Nov. 11. 1620, Magna Charter (Pact) of Civic government- Civic and religious freedom; of the Declaration of Independence; the Ordinance of 1787 Fremont, proclamation- Lincoln's Proclamation didn't and couldn't cover Missouri! Members of the 1865. Missouri State Constitutional Convention, That Abolished Slavery in Missouri Constituionatly [sic] Immediate and Unconstitutional, in 5 days on January 11th 1865. As the reason to [illegible] did, by the war of slavery and Revised the State C Stock Photo

RMMAKNTT–Album cover with hand-inked writing. 'Ratification by constitutional [illegible] by Missouri. Of the Pilgrim's Nov. 11. 1620, Magna Charter (Pact) of Civic government- Civic and religious freedom; of the Declaration of Independence; the Ordinance of 1787 Fremont, proclamation- Lincoln's Proclamation didn't and couldn't cover Missouri! Members of the 1865. Missouri State Constitutional Convention, That Abolished Slavery in Missouri Constituionatly [sic] Immediate and Unconstitutional, in 5 days on January 11th 1865. As the reason to [illegible] did, by the war of slavery and Revised the State C

Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705839 Stock Photo

RMM7C6P8–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705839

Article III-IV of the US Constitution - original hand written copy on parchment the supreme law of the United States 1787 Stock Photo

RMC0F2YG–Article III-IV of the US Constitution - original hand written copy on parchment the supreme law of the United States 1787

RMCFNB8Y–Vintage portrait print of American statesman and judge Oliver Ellsworth (1745 - 1807) - the third US Chief Justice (1796 - 1800).

USA - 1911: An 10 cents yellow postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KEGFCW–USA - 1911: An 10 cents yellow postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . hecombined a practical knowledge of his ov;n and past governmentswith a fair insight into the constitutional theories on which thosegovernments were founded. He cam^e to the convention an intimiatefriend oftwo of its most important members, Alexander Hamiltonand Oeorge ;7ashington. Morris had various class and sectional in-terests T/hich in a large part guided his actions, but we find thathis class and special interests were mu-^n less influential in hiscase than with m.ost of the m.embers of the convention, and thatcomparativly sioeaking he c Stock Photo

RM2AKFH6C–The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . hecombined a practical knowledge of his ov;n and past governmentswith a fair insight into the constitutional theories on which thosegovernments were founded. He cam^e to the convention an intimiatefriend oftwo of its most important members, Alexander Hamiltonand Oeorge ;7ashington. Morris had various class and sectional in-terests T/hich in a large part guided his actions, but we find thathis class and special interests were mu-^n less influential in hiscase than with m.ost of the m.embers of the convention, and thatcomparativly sioeaking he c

RMCBWXE0–INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

RF2AE1156–George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.

RM2EACCN1–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

Signature of leading members of Constitutional Convention 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash Stock Photo

RMA8FDK4–Signature of leading members of Constitutional Convention 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

RM2GMBJ01–New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. Ella Hall from Sotheby's New York, holds a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: The magnificent Assembly Room inside 1732-1756 Independence Hall Stock Photo

RFE5H0C3–PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: The magnificent Assembly Room inside 1732-1756 Independence Hall

RF2G337TH–Constitution of the United States of America first of the National Archives in the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

RM2A1KJPB–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

Constitution of the United States of America first of four pages of the National Archives in the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Stock Photo

RF2FX9J69–Constitution of the United States of America first of four pages of the National Archives in the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705838 Stock Photo

RMM7C6P7–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila. LCCN2002705838

Articles V-VII of the US Constitution of the United States original hand written copy on parchment Stock Photo

RMC0F302–Articles V-VII of the US Constitution of the United States original hand written copy on parchment

RMCFPB6R–Vintage portrait print of American statesman and judge Oliver Ellsworth (1745 - 1807) - the third US Chief Justice (1796 - 1800).

USA - 1911: An 5 cents blue postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KEGFCH–USA - 1911: An 5 cents blue postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

A history of the United States . patriot, and member of the Massachusettslegislature from 1766 to 1772; became member of the Massachusetts ProvincialCongress in 1774; was exempted from pardon by Governor Gage in 1775; wasin Continental Congress from 1775 to 1780, and from 1785 to 1786; presidentof Congress from 1775 to 1777; signer of the Declaration of Independence,his bold signature standing first on the document; was commissioned asmajor general; delegate to Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1780;governor of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1785, and from 1787 to 1792; liberallyused his Stock Photo

RM2AXE5HH–A history of the United States . patriot, and member of the Massachusettslegislature from 1766 to 1772; became member of the Massachusetts ProvincialCongress in 1774; was exempted from pardon by Governor Gage in 1775; wasin Continental Congress from 1775 to 1780, and from 1785 to 1786; presidentof Congress from 1775 to 1777; signer of the Declaration of Independence,his bold signature standing first on the document; was commissioned asmajor general; delegate to Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1780;governor of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1785, and from 1787 to 1792; liberallyused his

USA - 1903: An 2 cents carmine-rose postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KED296–USA - 1903: An 2 cents carmine-rose postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

RF2AE10WY–George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.

RM2EACCN4–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

William Few, Constitutional Convention delegate from Georgia. Digitally colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMBMD0Y3–William Few, Constitutional Convention delegate from Georgia. Digitally colored woodcut

RM2GMBJ17–New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. Ella Hall from Sotheby's New York, holds a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Independence Hall Assembly Room Stock Photo

RFE1X9K4–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Independence Hall Assembly Room

RM2A1KJP8–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

RMCFPGAW–Vintage portrait print of American statesman and judge Oliver Ellsworth (1745 - 1807) - the third US Chief Justice (1796 - 1800).

. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. r; participated in the battle ofStono; Commissary-General in 1781 ; commanded in thebattle at Hanging Rock; active in the fighting around Char-lotte; present at the battle at Guilford Court House; beganthe practice of law in 1783. married Miss Sarah Jones, ofNorthampton, and settled at Halifax; member of the Fed-eral Constitutional Convention in 1787; elected Governor in1798; Special Envoy to France in 1799; moved to nearLandsford, S. C, in 1805; died November 18, 1820, and wasburied in the old Waxhaw cemetery. Down Stock Photo

RM2AG5YEP–. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. r; participated in the battle ofStono; Commissary-General in 1781 ; commanded in thebattle at Hanging Rock; active in the fighting around Char-lotte; present at the battle at Guilford Court House; beganthe practice of law in 1783. married Miss Sarah Jones, ofNorthampton, and settled at Halifax; member of the Fed-eral Constitutional Convention in 1787; elected Governor in1798; Special Envoy to France in 1799; moved to nearLandsford, S. C, in 1805; died November 18, 1820, and wasburied in the old Waxhaw cemetery. Down

USA - 1903: An 2 cents lake postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country' Stock Photo

RF2KED29H–USA - 1903: An 2 cents lake postage stamp depicting portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of his Country'

USA - 1854: Fragment of an original 3-cent stamped envelope, red on buff, stamp depicting a embossed portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government Stock Photo

RF2KG2CM0–USA - 1854: Fragment of an original 3-cent stamped envelope, red on buff, stamp depicting a embossed portrait of George Washington. American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government

RF2AE10XG–George Washington (February 22, 1732– December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been called the 'Father of His Country' for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the new nation.

Ben Franklin Alexander Hamilton and others discuss the framing of the new United States Constitution in Philadelphia 1787. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA8FDJ0–Ben Franklin Alexander Hamilton and others discuss the framing of the new United States Constitution in Philadelphia 1787. Hand-colored woodcut

RM2EACCNP–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. Ella Hall from Sotheby's New York, removes a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution from its glass case, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2GMBJ07–New York, USA. 17th Sep, 2021. Ella Hall from Sotheby's New York, removes a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution from its glass case, New York, NY, September 17, 2021. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress, the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate value of $15 million-$20 million. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News

RM2A1KJPD–Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention in Phila.

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