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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03602 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0081] July-September 1787 |
| Title | Rufus King to Henry Knox about lack of progress at the Convention |
| Date | 11 July 1787 |
| Author | King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes in full, "I wish it was in my power to inform you that we had progressed a single step since you left us - I say progressed, this expression must be defined by my own political creed, which you are very well acquainted with - I can form no conjecture of the Report, or separation, of the convention - If I had returned to N-YK with you or with our very able and sagacious Friend [Alexander] Hamilton, I should have escaped much Vexation, enjoyed much pleasure and have gratified the earnest wishes & desires of Mrs. King." Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | US Constitution US Constitutional Convention Government and Civics Revolutionary War General Politics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) King, Rufus (1755-1827) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, one of the delegates to the Federal Convention, had left Philadelphia on June 30, and was absent from the proceedings (except for one day in August), until September 6. Rufus King was a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress (1784-1787) and a delegate to the 1787 Federal Convention, where he signed the Constitution. He later served as a U.S. senator and minister to Great Britain. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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