| South-Carolina | The honorable John Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, and Pierce Butler Esquires. |
| Georgia | The honorable Few Esquire. |
In fœderal-Convention Friday May 25. 1787.
It was moved by the honorable Robert Morris Esquire, One of the Deputies from Pennsylvania, that a President be elected by ballot, which was agreed to—and thereupon he nominated, on the part of the said State,
His Excellency George Washington Esquire
The Members then proceeded to ballot on behalf of their respective States—and, the ballots being taken, it appeared that the said George Washington was unanimously elected—and he was conducted to the chair by
The honorable Robert Morris, and John Rutledge Esquires.
The President then proposed to the House that they should proceed to the election of a Secretary—and, the ballots being taken, it appeared that
William Jackson Esquire was elected.
The following credentials were produced and read—(here insert the Credentials).
The House then appointed Nicholas Weaver Messenger, and Joseph Fry Door-Keeper.
On motion of Mr C. Pinckney—ordered that a Committee be appointed to draw up rules to be observed as the standing Orders of the Convention—and to report the same to the House.—a Committee by ballot was appointed of
Mr Wythe, Mr Hamilton, and Mr C. Pinckney.
And then the House adjourned ’till monday next at 10 o’clock A.M.[1]
- ↑ It seems to have been the practise of the Convention at the close of the day’s session to adjourn until the next morning at ten o’clock. Apparently the hours were somewhat irregular, and on August 18, it was agreed to meet precisely at 10 a.m., and no motion to adjourn was to be in order until 4 p.m. On August 24, the hour of adjournment was fixed at 3 p.m. See further August 18 note 9, and Appendix A, LXXXIIIa, XCIVa, CX, CXX.
