In September, 1786, delegates from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia met in Annapolis, Maryland, in a convention formally called the “Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government.” Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Rhode Island had appointed delegates, but they failed to get to the meeting in time to attend it. The Annapolis Convention voted to ask that a meeting of all the states be held in May, 1787, in Philadelphia. This article reports that the delegation from Virginia would have some very respected members and recommends some prominent men from Pennsylvania as being suitable to attend the May convention. John Armstrong was the only man listed who did not represent Pennsylvania at what became known as the Constitutional Convention.
Hampshire Gazette. “Delegates of Philadelphia Convention article from the Hampshire Gazette newspaper.” January 17, 1787. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l06-084/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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