 Manasseh Cutler came directly from the U.S. Capital in New York and found himself a frequent dinner guest among the delegates . He carried grants of five million acres to parcel out among The Ohio Company and " speculators " , some of whom would be found among those attending the Convention . A Philadelphia guest of Robert Morris , Noah Webster would write a pamphlet as " A Citizen of America " immediately after the signing . " Leading Principles of the Federal Convention " advocated adoption of the Constitution . It was published much earlier and more widely circulated than today 's better known Federalist Papers . 
