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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03795 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 13, 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Massachusetts' ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Reports that [Rufus] King, who was part of the convention, will soon arrive in New York and will be able to inform Knox of "every particular that took place" during the final days of deliberation. Calls King "an able & charming fellow..." Mentions parades held in Boston to celebrate adoption of the Constitution. Notes, "Several Gentlemen from the remote parts of the States inform that the people are universally pleased with the adoption of the Constitution." Reports that New Hampshire meets on the same day to discuss ratification of the Constitution, and Judge Sullivan (possibly John Sullivan) informed him that the state would "certainly ratify it by a majority of two to one."

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
King, Rufus, 1755-1827

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