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History to Celebrate
On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America. The delegates had gathered daily to work on this document since May 25, 1787.
It had not all been smooth sailing. According to James Madison’s Notes on the Constitutional Convention, on June 28, 1787, the delegates had reached an impasse in the development of the Constitution. Small states wanted one-man, one-vote, while the larger states wanted representation apportioned by population. At this point, the 82-year old Benjamin Franklin stood to plea for compromise, making a motion
… that the assembly institute “prayers imploring for the assistance of heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, (to) be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business.” Roger Sherman seconded the motion.
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