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An array of authorities on the Federal Convention of 1787 agree with Brant. They include Carl Van Doren (The Great Rehearsal), Clinton Rossiter (1787 The Grand Convention), Catherine Drinker Bowen (Miracle at Philadelphia), Leonard Levy (The Establishment Clause) and William Peters (A More Perfect Union).
In addition, in his new biography of Benjamin Franklin (The First American), author H.W. Brands confirms that Franklin made the motion.
A second myth about Franklin's motion has also persisted for over two centuries. It is the false asser
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