Revision history: 1876 National League Constitution

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2026-05-19 Needs review claude/cowork-fidelity-audit-2026-05-19 Pass B rename: 1876_constitution_national-league-original → 1876-02-02_constitution_national-league-original (precision). NAMING.md §2.1 compliance. Old filename preserved in file.previous_filenames. No status change.
2026-05-18 Needs review claude/cowork-9167cb28 **Phase 1 wantlist hit cleared.** John Thorn's authoritative transcription of the original 1876 NL Constitution. 44 pages. Alternate primary sources noted in metadata: Hathi Trust scan (login-gated) and retroseasons.com transcription. Second-source confirmation against the Hathi Trust original would promote to verified.

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