SHERMAN,ROGER AND THE BILL-OF-RIGHTS

This note analyzes the draft Bill of Rights in Roger Sherman's handwri ting found among the James Madison papers at the Library of Congress i n 1987 and the circumstances of its formulation. Though in Sherman's h andwriting, it represents not his personal views, but the work of memb ers of the congressional select committee, on which he served, charged with preparing a draft from James Madison's initial proposals. The dr aft differs from both Madison's initial proposals and the version fina lly adopted and these differences provide material increasing our unde rstanding of the Bill of Rights.