Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10211 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 20, 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 37.3 cm, Width: 21.8 cm Order a Copy
Discusses ratifying the new Constitution. Feels unsure of his own position as many of his friends oppose his viewpoints. Expresses a fear that [i]f New York should after all not come in - the new constitution will be in danger..." Signature is cut out. Watermarked "C Taylor" and with a hunting horn inside a crest and "GR" underneath.
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