Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Egbert Benson

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GLC#
GLC02437.03766-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 20, 1788
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Egbert Benson
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Knox reports on the proceedings of the Massachusetts Constitutional ratification convention. Notes that there are "150 decidedly for the constitution, about 120 decidedly against it- and about 50 or 60 who appear to determine to hear all that can be said on both sides and then vote as they shall think right, Mr S Adams is in this class.- on the whole it is highly probable that the Constitution will be adopted." Expects the decision to be made about the Constitution in less than a fortnight. Location inferred.

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