Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Retained draft of Hancocks' instructions to Massachusetts legislature
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07916 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: circa 1788 Pagination: 1 p. 30.5 x 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Samuel Adam's instructions to the Massachusetts legislature instructing them to promote the radification of a Constitution of the United States of American. Adams claims that such an act would not only strengthen the relations between the states, but establish a respectability in countries overseas. Adams also promises that such an act would not weaken the powers of the individual states.
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