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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 to Stephen Van Rensselaer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07537 Author/Creator: Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 Place Written: Poughkeepsie, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1788/07/02 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Indicates that he has heard news of Virginia's ratification of the Constitution and offers his congratulations. He had been worried about the consequences for the country had Virginia not ratified. Believes the adoption in Virginia will have a positive effect on the New York State ratifying convention and compel other states to do the same. Notes that Colonel Alexander Hamilton is well. Contains some corrections in pencil.

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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