Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.03681-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 25, 1787
Author/Creator
Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 17.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Discusses the Massachusetts legislature setting a date to meet and decide whether or not to ratify the Constitution. Mentions changing the date from "the 12 of December to the second Wednesday of January - the numbers present 161 - voted for the question 129 - Killam of Newbury port was very troublesome but he was so nice & so much upon the hair splitting plan that no body knows exactly what he would be at - write me what you hear respecting the business from the Southward -" Stamped "Boston."

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

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