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Mystery of the Pinckney Draught

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)

Year of Publication: 1908Genres: History , Political Science , *Non-fiction

Running Time: 7 hours 23 minutes 10 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	01 - Statement of the Case Roger Melin	17:24
2	02 - The Draught in the State Department Roger Melin	9:01
3	03 - The Issue of Fraud Roger Melin	7:22
4	04 - Madison as a Witness Roger Melin	15:14
5	05 - Madison as an Advocate Roger Melin	25:15
6	06 - The Position Taken by Madison Roger Melin	9:41
7	07 - The Plagiarisms Roger Melin	28:07
8	08 - The Improbabilities Roger Melin	27:32
9	09 - The Observations Roger Melin	51:10
10	10 - The Silence of Madison Roger Melin	20:21
11	11 - The Wilson and Randolph Draughts Roger Melin	1:05:18
12	12 - The Committee's Use of the Draught Roger Melin	26:02
13	13 - What Became of the Draught Roger Melin	23:13
14	14 - What Pinckney Did for the Constitution Roger Melin	19:46
15	15 - Conclusions on the Whole Case Roger Melin	28:37
16	16 - Of Pinckney Personally Roger Melin	20:23
17	17 - Mr. Charles Pinckney's Draught of a Federal Government Roger Melin	18:54
18	18 - Draught of the Committee of Detail Roger Melin	29:50