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Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824 to Gen. Elias Dayton (his father) re: business, a military trial

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04842.20 Author/Creator: Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1787/08/31 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Written to his father, Elias Dayton, who had declined election to the Constitutional Convention in favor of his son, because he himself was serving in Congress. Jonathan Dayton was the youngest member of the convention.

Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824

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