| − | On March 6, 1787, the New York Legislature appointed him one of the three delegates, [[Alexander Hamilton]] and Robert Yates being the other two, to the [[Constitutional Convention]] which assembled May 25, 1787, and framed the [[Constitution of the United States]]. He retired from the Convention on July 5th and united in a letter with Mr. Yates to Governor Clinton explaining his reasons for so doing. | + | On March 6, 1787, the New York Legislature appointed him one of the three delegates, [[Alexander Hamilton]] and [[Robert Yates]] being the other two, to the [[Constitutional Convention]] which assembled May 25, 1787, and framed the [[Constitution of the United States]]. He retired from the Convention on July 5th and united in a letter with Mr. Yates to Governor Clinton explaining his reasons for so doing. |