“Nathaniel Gorham to Nathan Dane,” June 3, 1787. In Supplement to Max Farrand's The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, edited by James H. Hutson. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. https://consource.org/document/nathaniel-gorham-to-nathan-dane-1787-6-3/20130122082055/.

We have now eleven States—and have been every day last week in a Committee of the whole—in which to sound the sentiments of each other several propositions relative to a general Government have been submitted—the business was opened by Govr. Randolph¹ of Virginia in an able manner—& I think there is a prospect that the Convention will agree in a pretty good plan—… I do not know that I am at liberty to mention in any manner what the Convention has done—but to you in confidence I can say that they have agreed I believe unanimously that there ought to be a National Legislative Executive & Judiciary—