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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03789 Author/Creator: Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 6, 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Relates that Massachusetts ratified the Constitution of the United States by a majority of twenty-one. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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