num_pages: 110
description: The sole biography of the Pennsylvania Assembly clerk and Revolutionary War veteran who, freelancing on a weekend, inscribed on parchment the United States Constitution seen today in the National Archives. Abundantly illustrated with archival pictures and documents. Also contains material on Jacob Shallus's son Francis, notable engraver and a military officer.
language: English
title: Man Behind the Quill, Jacob Shallus
titlecomplete: Man Behind the Quill, Jacob Shallus
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Natl Archives Trust Fund Board