<P> The Great Compromise ended the stalemate between "patriots" and "nationalists", leading to numerous other compromises in a spirit of accommodation . There were sectional interests to be balanced by the Three - Fifths Compromise; reconciliation on Presidential term, powers, and method of selection; and jurisdiction of the federal judiciary . </P> <P> On July 24, a "Committee of Detail"--John Rutledge (South Carolina), Edmund Randolph (Virginia), Nathaniel Gorham (Massachusetts), Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut), and James Wilson (Pennsylvania)--was elected to draft a detailed constitution reflective of the Resolutions passed by the convention up to that point . The Convention recessed from July 26 to August 6 to await the report of this "Committee of Detail". Overall, the report of the committee conformed to the resolutions adopted by the Convention, adding some elements . A twenty - three article (plus preamble) constitution was presented . </P> <P> From August 6 to September 10, the report of the committee of detail was discussed, section by section and clause by clause . Details were attended to, and further compromises were effected . Toward the close of these discussions, on September 8, a "Committee of Style and Arrangement"--Alexander Hamilton (New York), William Samuel Johnson (Connecticut), Rufus King (Massachusetts), James Madison (Virginia), and Gouverneur Morris (Pennsylvania)--was appointed to distill a final draft constitution from the twenty - three approved articles . The final draft, presented to the convention on September 12, contained seven articles, a preamble and a closing endorsement, of which Morris was the primary author . The committee also presented a proposed letter to accompany the constitution when delivered to Congress . </P> <P> The final document, engrossed by Jacob Shallus, was taken up on Monday, September 17, at the Convention's final session . Several of the delegates were disappointed in the result, a makeshift series of unfortunate compromises . Some delegates left before the ceremony, and three others refused to sign . Of the thirty - nine signers, Benjamin Franklin summed up, addressing the Convention: "There are several parts of this Constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them ." He would accept the Constitution, "because I expect no better and because I am not sure that it is not the best". </P>

Who made the draft of the constitution and when