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Stewart, Walter, 1756-1796 to William Irvine re: opposition to Constitution

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04844 Author/Creator: Stewart, Walter, 1756-1796 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1788/02/20 Pagination: 3 p. : address : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Stewart writes to Irvine, a Penna. delegate to the Continental Congress: "It is expected by the Anti-Federal Party that very extensive Petitions will be laid before them against the new Constitution. I however think they have abated much in their Warmth since they see Massachusetts have come to it. [....] And they [the Anti-Federalists] at last say they think amendments may probably be made. I sincerely hope they will, as it would be a means of reconciling all Party's, and enable us to carry it through; Without them, the opposition will be so powerful as to clog its execution in too large a degree."

Stewart, Walter, 1756-1796
Irvine, William, 1741-1804

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