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- GLC#
- GLC02437.04068-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 3 January 1789
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to James Swan
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 4 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Thanks him for his last letters. Apologizes for not writing to him about private matters, but alludes to the fact that the custom in Europe (where Swan is) is for the post officers to open the mail, so he did not feel comfortable going into detail. Hopes very sincerely that Swan is able to extricate himself from financial difficulty and "avail yourself of the rising prosperity" of the United States. Mentions that he has been in Boston and Swan's wife and children are in perfect health. Discusses the new Constitution of the United States, explaining that the legislatures of New York and Virginia are calling for a new convention; North Carolina and Rhode Island are still debating, North Carolina calling a new state convention and Rhode Island "still holding out." Discusses international trade as well.
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