The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States (Complete)

THE RECORDS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. [1] Madison to Randolph, April 21, 1789. In the years after the convention Madison made a few alterations and additions in his journal, with the result that in parts there is much interlineation and erasure, but after patient study the meaning is always perfectly clear. Three different styles of Madison's own penmanship at different periods of his life appear in the journal, one being that of his old age within five years of his death. In this hand appears the following note at the end of the journal: "The few alterations and corrections made in the debates which are not in my handwriting were dictated by me and made in my presence by John C. Payne."[2] The rare occasions where Payne's penmanship is distinguishable are indicated in the notes to this edition. [2] Mrs. Madison's brother