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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03767 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Henry Jackson to Henry Knox about ratification of the constitution in Massachusetts |
| Date | 20 January 1788 |
| Author | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Discusses the debt of Mr. Swan, possibly Colonel James Swan. Gives details of the Massachusetts ratifying convention, noting that "the printers are allow'd seats in the house for the purpose of taking down and publishing the debates from day to day..." Declares, "It is astonishing to see the weight of respectability, integrity, [property], & ability on the side of the proposed constitution, and on the other side the ----- ------ characters that oppose it..." Includes a list of the number of Federalists and Anti-federalists at the convention by county. Notes that [Elbridge] Gerry is sitting in on debates to answer questions, but has been taking minutes, which Jackson and others consider "indelicate on his part." Relates that if Samuel Adams chooses to express his opposition, "he will say but little, as the meeting of the mechanicks of this Town & their proceedings must and will have an influence over him..." Relates that Samuel Adams's son recently died, as did Benjamin Lincoln, Jr. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Politics Federalists Printing Journalism Petition Children and Family Death Debt Finance |
| People | Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Swan, James (1754-1831) Adams, Samuel, Jr. (1751-1788) Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) Lincoln, Benjamin, Jr. (d. 1788) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |