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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03715 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about delegates to the Constitutional Convention and other matters |
| Date | 25 November 1787 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that General Putnam is engaged in the business of the Ohio Company. Informs Knox that "Mr. King is chosen as one of the Delegates to the Convention for the town of Newbury and the other three gentlemen for that town are high Federal Men, Indeed all the Towns that have as yet chosen, have confined their choice wholly to Federal Men & those of the best abilities - thus far it looks well, indeed, more than well, I pray god it may finally be adopted in this State - if it were not, I dread the consequences that must & will follow - there is, and will be an opposition against it... & your friend in Milton Hill [James Warren] with some others are at the head of it." Comments that the general court adjourned and the members left with favorable ideas about the constitution. Details the execution of one of his former soldiers in Boston for burglary. States that Mrs. Thomas Russell died yesterday. Stamped "Boston" and marked as private. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Government and Civics Politics Federalists Election Ratification Death Penalty Criminals and Outlaws Death Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) King, Rufus (1755-1827) Putnam, Israel (1718-1790) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Merchants & Commerce; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |