[Nero Germanicus]

By “original intent” I meant in reference to the Founders and Framers of the Constitution.
It DID indeed pass and become part of the Constitution in Article II, Section 1:
“No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been FOURTEEN YEARS A RESIDENT within the United States.”

[Political Junkie Too]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought your point was that the original intent was that age was irrelevant because no amount of time was sufficient to prepare one for the Presidency. I thought you cited the letters to demonstrate that original intent did not include the age requirement, but it was added late as if to suggest that it, and by extension the rest, of the qualifications for the Presidency were thrown together at the last minute.

My point is that it doesn't matter what anyone intended in private, what is passed by vote is what was intended.

-PJ