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The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught

The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught

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Number of Chapters: 18

Length: 7 hours and 23 minutes

Language: English

Charles Pinckney, member of the South Carolina legislature, Confederation Congress, U.S. Congress, and notably the Constitutional Convention of 1787, may have been regarded by some as perhaps the true author of the U.S. Constitution, although most likely James Madison would vehemently argue the point. This book investigates what may, or may not have happened to the draft of the Constitution which was drawn up by Charles Pinckney and submitted to the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787, and how (or if) it differed from the Constitution which was adopted. The questions which are delved into most deeply revolve around the following mystery: why, if, and by whom Pinckney's version of this important document was overlooked, or was it possibly destroyed intentionally (or for other reasons).

Author Charles C. Nott was formerly Chief Justice of the United States Court of Claims, appointed by president Lincoln. (Summary by Roger Melin)

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01 - Statement of the Case (Roger Melin)
02 - The Draught in the State Department (Roger Melin)
03 - The Issue of Fraud (Roger Melin)
04 - Madison as a Witness (Roger Melin)
05 - Madison as an Advocate (Roger Melin)
06 - The Position Taken by Madison (Roger Melin)
07 - The Plagiarisms (Roger Melin)
08 - The Improbabilities (Roger Melin)
09 - The Observations (Roger Melin)
10 - The Silence of Madison (Roger Melin)
11 - The Wilson and Randolph Draughts (Roger Melin)
12 - The Committee's Use of the Draught (Roger Melin)
13 - What Became of the Draught (Roger Melin)
14 - What Pinckney Did for the Constitution (Roger Melin)
15 - Conclusions on the Whole Case (Roger Melin)
16 - Of Pinckney Personally (Roger Melin)
17 - Mr. Charles Pinckney's Draught of a Federal Government (Roger Melin)
18 - Draught of the Committee of Detail (Roger Melin)
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