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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04027 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Jeremiah Olney to Henry Knox about military business and ratification of the Constitution |
| Date | 5 November 1788 |
| Author | Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Briefly mentions military business related to arms and powder, then discusses the progress of ratification of the Constitution in Rhode Island. Writes that Rhode Island "again Refused to appoint a Convention for Considering the New Constitution in the Legal mode- the Question was put on Saturday last in the House of Deputies for a Convention, when after much debate it was Negativ'd by a Majority of three to one- after which (Mr. Hazzard an Implacable & potent Enemy to the New System & the Leading Character in all the Vile Politicks Carrying on in this Devoted State) brought forward a motion for Distributing Copies of the Circular Letter from the New York Convention... The Minority both in and out of the House took unwearied pains (during the Session) to obtain a Convention for Considering the New System in a Constitutional way- but Sir Reason & Argument avails nothing with those Vile Opposers to order and Good Government..." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Military History Weaponry Ammunition Government and Civics Federalists Politics Law |
| People | Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hazard, Jonathan J. (1744-1824) |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Creating a New Government; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Jonathan J. Hazard was an ardent anti-Federalist. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |