[draft] N York Sunday 10 Feby 1788 Dear Sir I send you the summary of my last information from Boston and I hope [struck: by next thursday] [inserted: in a few days] to felicitate you on the adoption of the consideration by Massachusetts On Wednesday the 30th ultimo Mr Hancock was well enough to take his seat in the convention - On thursday he brought forward the motion for adopting the constitution and for recommending certain [struck: am] [inserted: alterations] agreably to the paper herein enclosed - [struck: These] This motion was seconded by Mr [struck: S] Adams, and committed to a committee [2] to a [inserted: large] committee [inserted: of] two from each county a majority of whom were federalists. As the motion and [recommendatory] alterations were the mature production of the federalists there cannot be [struck: much] [inserted: a] doubt [struck: had] of committee [inserted: will] reporting in favor of the ratification and amendments as they stand stated in the papers The final question [struck: would] [inserted: was] most certainly put in the convention some where between the 5th & 8th instant - The Gentlemen of the Convention and other friends who [struck: have] wrote me on the 3d had not a doubt with respect to the [3] success of the question, although they did not flatter themselves with a large majority - A most perfect union was effected between the friends of Mr Hancock and Bowdoin. [struck: All of whom speak] Handsome [inserted: things are said] of the open and decisive conduct of Mr Hancock, and also of Mr S Adam, notwithstanding his [struck: equable] [inserted: neutrality] in the first part of the business - please to let Mr Benson see this letter [strikeout] I am with Great Esteem Dear Sir Your very humble ser HKnox Chancellor Livingston. [docket] To Chancellor Livingston 10th Feby 1788