Pierce, William. His narrative of a lost paper in the convention, p. 230 His description of Randolph, King, Hamilton and Pinckney, p. 281 Preamble of the Constitution. Suggested by the Articles of Confederation, p. 169. Derived from Constitution of Massachusetts, p. 169 Randolph attempted draught of preamble, p. 162 Wilson attempted draught of preamble, p. 166 The preamble in the committee's draught, p. 168 It declared the source and supremacy of authority, p. 213 Ignored State governments, p. 213 The preamble unquestioned in the convention, p. 215 President, The. See Election of. Printers--Copy. Pinckney draught used as printers' copy. p. 188, 208, 237 Randolph, Edmund. The Virginia resolutions cited as his, p. 68 Opens the main business of the convention, p. 130, 136 His draught of the Constitution, p. 158, 161 Read, George. Letter to Dickinson on Pinckney's draught, p. 89 Ritchie, Thomas. Madison's letter to, p. 63 Rutledge, John. Present in the convention, May 29, p. 135 Seconds Pinckney motion to strike out the word people and insert Legislatures, p. 95 Chairman of the Committee of Detail, p. 75 "Delivers in" the report of the committee, p. 70 His annotations on the other draughts, p. 162, 164, 182 He co-operates with Wilson and Randolph, p. 164 Used Pinckney draught when annotating, p. 182 His ruthless slashing of Wilson's, p. 161 His 43 amendments, p. 161, 204 Strongest man in the State, p. 88 Secrecy. The resolution of the convention, p. 228 Secrecy to continue after the dissolution of the convention, p. 228 Silence of members from May 29 to September 17, p. 229 Washington recognition of the obligation, p. 229 The obligation required that the draught be not lost, p. 232 Pinckney draught used as printers' copy and scrupulously destroyed, p. 237 Legal presumption that it was destroyed, p. 237 Secrecy of Committee of Detail, p. 75, 200, 237 Senate. Pinckney's Senate, p. 91, 217 To appoint ambassadors and judges, p. 102 South Carolina. The State postpones action in the convention, p. 175 South Carolina Gazette. Draught republished in, p. 274 Sparks, Jared. Writes to Madison, p. 42, 43, 144, 146, 147, 149 Madison to Sparks, p. 35, 42, 43, 110 His opinion of the draught, 148, 152 His correct analysis, p. 152 His most delicate test, p. 153 Story, Mr. Justice. Ignores the Draught, p. 6, 8, 12 "Supreme Law of the Land." History of the term. p. 179. The case of Trevatt v. Weeden gives judicial significance to it, p. 182 Derived from resolution of Congress, p. 251 Thomson, Doctor William H. Definition of mystery, p. 2 Time. The second condition imposed on the committee, p. 232 Two of these days were Sundays, p. 233 Three days required for printing, p. 234 200 constitutional provisions framed and printed within the limited time, p. 234