Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Rufus King
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03965 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 31.8 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Apologizes for missing King when King recently traveled to Boston. Discusses the possibility that King will remain in Massachusetts (perhaps to serve that state in government). Knox and [Nathaniel] Gorham both agree King should "instantly demonstrate [his] intentions" by purchasing a home in Massachusetts.
King was a Massachusetts delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Thereafter, he was not elected to represent Massachusetts in the Senate and in 1788 moved to New York, where he served on the New York State Legislature, then later as a United States Senator.
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