King, Rufus, 1755-1827 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.03684

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GLC#
GLC02437.03684-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 28, 1787
Author/Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Informs Knox that Henry Jackson will send him the "Resolve for calling a convention and tell you every thing relative to the situation of public affairs with more precision and particulars than is in my power." Discusses his efforts in advocating for the passage of the Constitution, such as speaking to the representatives from Maine, and trying to correct "some ill impression" they received. Also mentions the advocacy work some judges are doing in support of passage: "[William] Cushing the Chief Justice gave a solemn charge last week in Bristol to the Grand Jury, enlarged upon our distressed situation, the Danger of Anarchy, and the well founded fear that we might yet lose our Freedom for want of Government and concluded in favor of the adoption of the Report of the Convention."

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

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