4 March 1788
Allen, William, fl. 1783-1809
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Henry Knox
Writes, "Inclosed I send you an Act of the Genl. Assembly of Rhode Island for submitting to the People at Large the New Constitution, this specious measure was warmly opposed by the Minority, but notwithstanding it was carried by a Majority of nineteen or twenty." Congratulates Knox on Massachusetts' adoption of the Constitution.
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