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Allen, William (fl. 1783) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03813 Author/Creator: Allen, William (fl. 1783) Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 30.1 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy

Writes, "Inclosed I send you an Act of the Genl. Assembly of Rhode Island for submitting to the People at Large the New Constitution, this specious measure was warmly opposed by the Minority, but notwithstanding it was carried by a Majority of nineteen or twenty." Congratulates Knox on Massachusetts' adoption of the Constitution.

Rhode Island didn't ratify the Constitution until 1790.

Allen, William, fl. 1783-1788
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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