Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04471 Author/Creator: Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 January 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 24.4 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Knox that "the Legislature this Morning passed an act agreeably to the Recomendation [sic] of Congress ordering a State Convention, to Convene at South Kingstown on the first Monday of March next, to dicide [sic] upon the New Constitution - I have no doubt but the Convention will, in a Few days after they meet, readily accede to the Constitution." "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature.
Rhode Island was the 13th State to ratify the United States Constitution on 29 May 1790.
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