Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03809 Author/Creator: Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 February 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Gorham comments on New Hampshire's progress toward ratifying the Constitution. Writes, "We have met with a small repulse at N Hampshire... I have the best reason to suppose they will approve at their next meeting- no question was taken upon the main question- a number who came under adverse instructions were convinced & urged the adjournment in order that they might explain to their Towns..." Asks Knox to send an enclosure (not included) to [Don Diego de] Gardoqui.
Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Gorham was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention which ratified the Federal Constitution in February 1788. New Hampshire ratified the Constitution in June 1788. Don Diego de Gardoqui (1735-1798) was a Spanish merchant and diplomat.
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