I got it from here: https://www.thoughtco.com/who-wrote-the-first-amendment-72118 https://www.thoughtco.com/who-wrote-the-first-amendment-7211... Where it says

I got it from here: https://www.thoughtco.com/who-wrote-the-first-amendment-72118 https://www.thoughtco.com/who-wrote-the-first-amendment-7211... Where it says: > When in 1789, he outlined 12 amendments, it was after reviewing over 200 ideas proposed by different state conventions. Out of these, ultimately 10 were selected, edited, and finally accepted as the Bill of Rights.