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To: cripplecreek

Did you know that only 39 of the delegates actually signed the document? So in reality there were 16 non-signing delegates, or individuals who were Constitutional Convention delegates but not signers of the Constitution.


5 posted on 07/04/2012 1:22:38 PM PDT by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting to go home)
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To: OneVike

As I understand it, Lyman Hall wasn’t particularly thrilled with the idea of signing. After all, it was effectively an act of treason.


6 posted on 07/04/2012 1:38:39 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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