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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03790 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Robert R. Livingston giving details of the ratification of the constitution in Massachusetts [copy] |
| Date | 10 February 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Later copy of GLC02437.03793. A note at the top of page one states, "Recd. from Mr Bancroft Feb 1857." Knox relates details of the Massachusetts ratifying convention: "On Wednesday the 30th ultimo, Mr. Hancock was well enough to take his seat in the convention. On Thursday he brought forward the proposition for adopting the Constitution, and for recommending certain alterations agreeably to the paper herein enclosed [not included]. The propositions were seconded by Mr. Samuel Adams, and committed to a large committee being Federalists." Notes that the friends of Hancock and [James] Bowdoin have united on the issue. Reports, "Handsome things are said of the open and decisive conduct of Mr. Hancock and also of Mr. S. Adams, notwithstanding his neutrality in the first part of the business." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Politics Federalists Health and Medical US Constitutional Amendment |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Livingston, Robert R. (1746-1813) Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | In 1788, Livingston served as part of the New York convention for ratification of the United States Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Robert R. Livingston giving details of the ratification of the constitution in Massachusetts |