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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jean Baptiste Gouvion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03861 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 April 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Asks Gouvion, "Will the Russians or the Turks induce you to display your military talents... or have you prospects of active employment nearer home." Writes with assurance that the Constitution will be adopted within the course of a year, noting that it will probably be ratified by all states except for Rhode Island. Comments on the process of "discussion and opinion" the Constitution will undergo in the course of its ratification.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gouvion, Jean Baptiste, 1747-1792

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