The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to it). Also included are the Declaration of Independence, the 17 subsequent amendments to the Constitution, and brief biographies of the 55 of the Founding Fathers (those who were delegates from each of the thirteen original states except Rhode Island, which did not send any delegates, to the Constitutional Convention, which was held in Philadephia in 1787). This historical edition of the Constitutution is a transcription of the original text. Items that have subsequently been amended or superceded are indicated and linked to the relevant amendments.