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Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03905 Author/Creator: Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 Place Written: Concord, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 June 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Sullivan, President of the New Hampshire Consittutional ratification convention, reports on the Constitution's progress: "I have the pleasure to inform you that our Convention have this moment adopted the New Constitution..." Address leaf indicates "from Poughkeepsie."

Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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