Hancock, John, 1737-1793 to "The Gentlemen of the House of Representatives"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07917 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 1782/05/10 Pagination: 2 pgs. 30.3x18.3 cm. Order a Copy
Hancock argues that the bill making Sunday a day of Sabbath in Congress was improperly passed. The Constitution provided a set amount of time to rebuke a bill's passing, and others in Congress accused Hancock of sending his letter of rebuttal too late. However, Hancock asserts that real time and the time that the House had been using were very different things.
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