Project Gutenberg 2012-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 574 Nott, Charles C. 1827 1916 Nott, Charles Cooper 08033815 The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress.) "The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught" by Charles C. Nott is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the enigmatic contribution of Charles Pinckney, a lesser-known figure in the creation of the U.S. Constitution, focusing on his draught presented at the Constitutional Convention. It delves into the controversies surrounding the authenticity of the draught and its influence on the final Constitution, raising questions about authorship and credit in the founding documents of the United States. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the central topic by recounting the historical context of Pinckney's draught, which he presented during the Convention but received little acknowledgment from contemporary observers. Nott discusses how the original records were sealed upon the Convention's conclusion, leading to a mysterious absence of the draught for decades. Eventually, intrigue surrounding the document emerges when John Quincy Adams seeks it nearly thirty years later. The initial chapters examine documents from the time and outline the key players, including James Madison, whose views and criticisms of Pinckney's work provide a nuanced perspective on the value and legacy of the draught in the broader historical narrative of American governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40904/40904-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Constitutional history -- United States Pinckney, Charles, 1757-1824 JK Text Category: History - American 468598 2025-08-16T14:07:34.071557 text/html 443488 2024-10-23T11:08:49 text/html 201184 2025-08-16T14:07:41.818546 application/epub+zip 206025 2025-08-16T14:07:35.847588 application/epub+zip 206024 2025-08-16T14:07:35.005557 application/epub+zip 342560 2025-08-16T14:07:45.729967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291655 2025-08-16T14:07:40.552526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291763 2022-09-18T17:22:40.952807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396593 2025-08-16T14:07:33.335552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 376686 2024-10-23T11:08:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16508 2025-08-16T14:07:45.885954 application/rdf+xml 8652 2025-08-16T14:07:35.120516 image/jpeg 1876 2025-08-16T14:07:35.063528 image/jpeg 180871 2025-08-16T14:07:34.103523 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia