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Where was the Constitution drafted? (Miss Dally’s Part I)

July 20, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Where was the Constitution drafted?  Mystery Solved: Gouverneur Morris drafted the Preamble and penultimate version of the Constitution while lodging…

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Mystery Solved in the Hamilton Papers at the Library of Congress

July 4, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Mystery Solved at the Library of Congress involving fragmentary Morrisania file in the Hamilton Papers – Part I “Orphaned” legal…

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Massachusetts delegate compensation – Part I

June 26, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Newly discovered financial records in the Massachusetts State Archives underscore the drama preceding the Constitutional Convention in 1787 Massachusetts delegate…

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“There is no money in the Treasury”: Governor Smallwood’s reply to John Mercer

May 28, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Newly discovered letter fleshes out the difficulties facing the Maryland delegation at the Constitutional Convention “There is no money in…

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Hamilton’s arrival in Philadelphia: New discoveries (Part 1)

May 23, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Hamilton’s arrival in Philadelphia: New Discoveries (Part 1) Historians of the framing of the Constitution have long downplayed Alexander Hamilton’s…

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Was John Lansing suing Philip Schuyler in 1787?

May 12, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Was Alexander Hamilton’s father-in-law being sued by another New York delegate during the Constitutional Convention? A long overlooked legal file…

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Court records validate the “Yates Returns” discovery

April 10, 2022 admin Leave a comment

“Yates Returns” – Part V Legal notices confirm Judge Robert Yates’ schedule in September of 1787 For over two hundred…

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Yates Returns Part IV

March 27, 2022 admin Leave a comment

 Yates Returns Thesis – Part IV  Last year it was discovered that New York delegate Judge Robert Yates attempted to…

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Images and primary sources cited in NCHE PowerPoint

March 7, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Primary Sources cited in NCHE PowerPoint presentation Set forth below are images and links to primary sources cited at the…

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NCHE PowerPoint Presentation: Hamilton’s Representation of Loyalists

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Presentation at the 2022 NCHE Conference Hamiton’s Representation of Loyalists StatutesandStories.com is proud to present the following presentation at the…

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