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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03755 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Holden Parsons to Henry Knox reporting the adoption of the constitution by Connecticut |
| Date | 9 January 1788 |
| Author | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Parsons reports Connecticut's adoption of the United States Constitution: "Huzza for good Times the Vote is this Moment taken. Yeas 128 Nays 40 on the Question of adopting the new Constitution." Written at seven o'clock Thursday evening. Location inferred. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Government and Civics Politics Revolutionary War General Federalists |
| People | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Parsons was a delegate to the Connecticut State Constitutional Convention that ratified the Federal Constitution 9 January 1788. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |