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ELIZABETH: Martha, did you see Dr. Franklin when he arrived at the Convention? MARTHA: No. Why? ELIZABETH: He was carried in a Chinese sedan chair by four prisoners from jail! Who does he think he is, the King of Siam [SIGH-AM]? ... ; Sample The Constitutional Convention Worksheet ;
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He would enter the convention hall in a sedan chair carried by four prisoners from the Walnut Street jail in Philadelphia. ... At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin observed the symbol of a half-sun on George Washington’s chair and remarked, “I have the happiness to know that it is a...
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Modern biographies of Franklin frequently say that he was carried by sedan chair to and from the Constitutional. Convention. Brands calls a sedan chair Fran ...
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In all, 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention sessions, but only 39 actually signed the Constitution. The delegates ranged in age from Jonathan Dayton, aged 26, to Benjamin Franklin, aged 81, who was so infirm that he had to be carried to sessions in a sedan chair.
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Benjamin Franklin entered the convention hall in a sedan chair carried by four prisoners from the Walnut Street jail in Philadelphia. As he signed the Constitution, tears streamed down his face.
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At the Constitutional Convention, Franklin, by now 81, was once again the most senior delegate. In fact, the wise Philadelphian, suffering from so many ailments, was often transported to the meetings by means of a sedan chair, the burden of which was supported by the sturdy shoulders of four convicts.
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The Constitutional Conventio ... The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787, when a quorum of delegates arrived at Philadelphia's Independence Hall, then known as the Pennsylvania State House. ... Patrick Henry refused to attend, fearing that the convention would concentrate too much power in the central government.
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Bowen, Miracle at Philadelphia, Constitutional Convention, Constitution of United States. ... The word "miracle" was used by both George Washington and James Madison in their correspondence describing the results of the Constitutional Convention.
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4. The states continued to argue causing Alexander Hamilton and; ... 26. One disagreement that the delegates had was about how each state would be represented in Congress. They agreed the Congress should;
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