Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Writings of James Madison, Vol. 4: Comprising His Public Papers and His Private Correspondence, Including Numerous Letters and Documents Now for the First Time Printed; The Journal of the Constitutional Convention, II In photographing the first page of the Journal (vol. III facing p. 2) it was found to be impossible to reproduce the note, which is on a separate slip of paper. It contained, as the text (p. 1)'indicates, a list of the members of the convention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.