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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03556 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Rufus King to Henry Knox with news of the Constitutional Convention |
| Date | 27 May 1787 |
| Author | King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | King discusses the Constitutional Convention: "Seven states assembled on the 25th and appointed Gen. Washington President & Maj. Jackson Secretary of the Convention. If Connecticut, Georgia & Massachusetts are represented tomorrow, we will have ten States - I hope this will be the case but the event is uncertain - No proposition has been agitated except in private conversation, and excepting the mere organization of the convention we are as when you left us." "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Government and Civics President US Constitutional Convention |
| People | King, Rufus (1755-1827) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, William (1759-1828) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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