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First printed draft of the Constitution, August 6, 1787, selected pages

Fifty-five delegates from twelve of the thirteen states attended sessions of the Convention (Rhode Island refused to participate). George Washington, a delegate from Virginia, was unanimously elected President of the Convention on May 25, 1787. This printed draft of the Constitution, circulated among the delegates on August 6 for discussion and debate, was Washington's own working copy and shows his annotations.