lieutenant charles pinckney. colonel charles coatsworth. pinckney. lieutenant colonel. richard dobbs. speed. surgeon general. hugh williamson. and commanding general. george washington. you know, painters have often found it difficult to distinguish in their art arising from a setting sun during the course of these sessions, i have often observed the sun on the back of general washington's chair. given my hopes and fears for the success of our business at the convention, i also pondered the same question. but now, as i see what we have accomplished, i have the happiness to know that it is indeed a rising and not a setting sun. ultimately, of course, dr. franklin was right. but the debates were far from over. on september 20th, three days after the signing ceremony, the constitution was delivered to the continental congress. in an attached letter, george washington, president of the convention, noted it was perhaps not to be expected that every state would fully approve of the constitution. he was right. the congress submitted the constitution to the states on september