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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00819.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Constitution and Constitutional Convention archive: Pierce Butler's notes |
| Title | The Legislature shall fulfill the foreign engagements... |
| Date | 21 August 1787 |
| Author | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Document Type | Miscellany; Government document |
| Content Description | Quarter sheet, docketed on verso: "The Creditors." The word "foreign" inserted above in pencil. Date from Hutson. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Finance Economics US Constitution US Constitutional Convention |
| People | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | This collection of Pierce Butler's papers from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 provides unique views of the various conflicts that permeated the Constitutional Convention, while bringing to life the process of creating the United States Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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