Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.03795

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GLC#
GLC02437.03795-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 13, 1788
Author/Creator
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Discusses Massachusetts' ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Reports that [Rufus] King, who was part of the convention, will soon arrive in New York and will be able to inform Knox of "every particular that took place" during the final days of deliberation. Calls King "an able & charming fellow..." Mentions parades held in Boston to celebrate adoption of the Constitution. Notes, "Several Gentlemen from the remote parts of the States inform that the people are universally pleased with the adoption of the Constitution." Reports that New Hampshire meets on the same day to discuss ratification of the Constitution, and Judge Sullivan (possibly John Sullivan) informed him that the state would "certainly ratify it by a majority of two to one."

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