JM had already committed himself to work for a new constitution to replace the Articles of...
2From 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...
3From James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, 27 May 1787 (Madison Papers)
I have put off from day to day writing to my friends from this place in hopes of being able to...
4From James Madison to Joseph Jones, 27 May 1787 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 27 May 1787, Philadelphia. Acknowledged in Jones to JM, 7 June 1787 . Reports...
5The Virginia Plan, 29 May 1787 (Madison Papers)
The Federal Convention plunged into its momentous assignment without great delay chiefly because...
6Establishment of a National Government, [30 May] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The delegates were considering in place of the first resolution of the Virginia Plan a substitute...
7Proportional Representation in the Legislature, [30 May] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The second resolution of the Virginia Plan was under consideration. JM’s suggestion that the...
8Popular Election of the First Branch of the Legislature, [31 May] 1787 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Madison considered the popular election of one branch of the national Legislature as...
9Election of the Senate, [31 May] 1787 (Madison Papers)
Wilson had suggested that the Senate should be chosen from special political units created by a...
10Powers of the National Legislature, [31 May] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The clause of the sixth resolution of the Virginia Plan giving the national legislature power “to...