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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03796 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | William North to Henry Knox reporting on preparations for the New York constitutional convention |
| Date | 13 February 1788 |
| Author | North, William (1755-1836) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Notes that he received correspondence from Knox. Writes, "...before I opened it repaired to a club which is established here for hearing news, smoking tobacco, & drinking grogg. As there were antifederalists in this body, I thought the paragraphs in you letter respecting Sam Adams might be read with good effect..." Relates that he had hoped Massachusetts would ratify the Constitution by a greater majority. Reports that Anti-Federalists in New York are preparing for the New York ratification convention. Complains that Governor George Clinton "fills up every post with vagabonds... the Centinel... and other publications against the Constitution are scattered all over the County, while the federalist remains at New York, & not a single piece (of which there are many more intelligible to the common people) is sent abroad." Though the docket dates this letter to February 13, 1787, the content clearly indicates that the year is 1788. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Tobacco and Smoking Alcohol Politics Government and Civics Ratification Federalists Journalism |
| People | North, William (1755-1836) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Clinton, George (1739-1812) Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Major William North was an aide-de-camp to Major General Baron Steuben during the Revolutionary War and was appointed Inspector of the Army in 1784. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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