By midsummer of 1788, things were moving along, and Jefferson was helping his close friend James Madison write the Bill of Rights. On the last day of July, he wrote to Madison,
Sa pamamagitan ng kalagitnaan ng tag-araw ng 1788, mga bagay na gumagalaw sa kahabaan, at Jefferson ay pagtulong sa kanyang mga malapit na kaibigan James Madison isulat ang Bill ng Karapatan.