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Washington, George (1732-1799) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09339 Author/Creator: Washington, George (1732-1799) Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Manuscript letter Date: 5 February 1788 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Later copy of a letter from Washington to Knox, discussing the vote on whether to adopt the Constitution in Massachusetts and Virginia. Copy made 8 February 1854.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Ratification
Government and Civics
President
US Constitution
Federalists
Politics
Creating a New Government

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