Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.04057-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
20 December 1788
Author/Creator
Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
6 p. : docket ; Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Comments on the United States Constitution in Virginia. Notes that he was banished from the house of delegates, but returned to "one of the most antifederal assemblies that could possibly have been collected from amongst the people. This body met in [Phrenzy], and [Patrick] Henry took advantage of that circumstance to push and carry measures which could not have been obtained in the latter parts of the session." Refers to William Grayson, Richard Henry Lee, the evacuation of American Indians, and the possibility of George Clinton being elected as Vice President. Discusses political matters at great length. Extremely fragile.

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