Acknowledgments
Introduction: Forgotten Yet Unforgettable
1. The Penman’s Story: A Brief Biography
2. A Most Splendid Part: Morris at the Convention
3. A Representative of America: Federalism
4. Checking America’s Aristocracy: The Senate
5. Property and the People’s Branch: The House of Representatives
6. A Reluctant Architect of the Electoral College: Presidential Selection
7. An Office Fit for Washington: The Presidency
8. That Fortress of the Constitution: The Judiciary
9. The Curse of Heaven: Slavery
10. A Declaration of Motives: The Preamble
Epilogue: From Constitution-Maker to Aspiring Constitution-Breaker
Appendix: Morris’s Great Convention Speeches
Notes
Index