8vo. pp. 10.137
Reported by Alexander J. Dallas, Editor of The Pennsylvania Herald. Thomas Lloyd charged Dallas in a communication to the papers, with misrepresenting what Wilson had said.
Yates (Robert). Secret Proceedings. Albany. 1821.
Secret / Proceedings and Debates / of the / Convention / assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787, for the purpose / of forming the / Constitution / of / the United States of America. / From the Notes taken by the late Robert Yates, Esq. Chief / Justice of New-York, and copied by John Lansing, Jun. / Esq. late Chancellor of that State, Members / of that Convention. / Including / “The Genuine Information,” laid before the Legislature of / Maryland, by Luther Martin, Esq. then Attorney Gen-/ eral of that State, and a member of the same / Convention. / Also, / other Historical Documents relative to the Federal Compact / of the North American Union. / Albany: / Printed by Webster and Skinners, / at their Bookstore, in the White House, corner of State and Pearl Streets. / 1821.
8vo. pp. 308.138
An outline of Yate’s Minutes appeared in Hall’s American Law Journal, iv, 563, 1813.
Yates was a member of the Federal Convention and though his memoranda only is to July 5, at which time he left the Convention, it is only second to Madison’s Debates in importance. It is noticed in Taylor’s New Views of the Constitution.
This first edition is by no means a common volume.
Yates (Robert). Secret Proceedings. Washington. 1836.
Secret / Proceedings and Debates / + / Washington: / Printed for G. Templeman, / Bookseller and Stationer, Pennsylvania Avenue. / 1839.