Jacob Shallus hand wrote the U.S. Constitution.
Jacob Shallus hand wrote the U.S. Constitution.
James Madison.
An historical document specialist would be required to appraise a copy of the US Constitution. A good specialist could tell you how old the copy is and if it was made by hand or on a printing press.
The original hand written copy filled 4 pages.
Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania was put in charge of the committee to draft the final copy of the Constitution. The other men who had much to do with writing the new Constitution included John Dickinson, Edmund Randolph, Roger Sherman, James Wilson, and George Wythe. Morris was given the task of putting all the convention's resolutions and decisions into polished form. Morris actually "wrote" the Constitution. The original copy of the document is preserved in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. Jacob Shallus, assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State Assemble, was given the task of engrossing the Constitution prior to the signing of the document. His office was in the same building in which the Convention was held.
J.K. Rowling hand-wrote the first Harry Potter book. She did not have enough money to have copies made, and she had to hand-write a copy as well.
The English term for a first copy of a book or play written by hand is "manuscript."
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The original hand-written signed copy of the Constitution is housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
The original hand-written signed copy of the Constitution is housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
The original hand-written signed copy of the Constitution is housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.