Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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GLC#
GLC02437.03797-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 14, 1788
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to George Washington
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Reports on Massachusetts' adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Writes, "It may with great truth be asserted that no subject was ever more candidly debated- Many of the minority express their determination, of inculcating the principle of union among their constituents." Categorizes those who oppose the Constitution into three groups: the "insurgent interest," the "desperate debtors," and "honest men, without information whose minds are apprehensive of danger to their Liberties." Encloses a paper "containing a description of the demonstration of Joy by the Boston people on the occasion" (not present). Notes that New Hampshire's ratification convention assembled the previous day.

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