Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03802 Author/Creator: Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 Place Written: Charlestown, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 February 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 29.6 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy
Notes that Mr. [Rufus] King will inform Knox of "everything," that is, events that recently transpired at the Massachusetts State ratifying convention. Writes, "The [sic] was a necessity in the Convention of mentioning Rhode Island as having prohibited the attendance of their members in Congress- an advertizm has appeared in order to give a false colour to that business- and a use is intended to be made of it at the meeting of the Legislature- I have therefore written in the inclosed Letter to Mr K requesting him to get me copies of every thing relative to that affair & to forward it through you by the first Post..."
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