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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03799 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Winthrop Sargent to Henry Knox about the plans of the Ohio Company and ratification of the constitution by Massachusetts |
| Date | 27 February 1788 |
| Author | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Encloses a letter to be forwarded to General [Arthur] St. Clair. Had assumed he would meet St. Clair in New York and that an Indian treaty would be negotiated by St. Clair in April. Plans to remain in Boston until the meeting of the Ohio Company, to be held in March at Providence, Rhode Island. Refers to Ohio Company business, mentioning Captain [Thomas] Hutchins. Mentions the majority by which the United States Constitution was passed in Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | US Constitution American Indian History Revolutionary War General Military History Treaty Diplomacy Land Transaction Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Surveying Geography and Natural History Ratification Government and Civics Politics Federalists |
| People | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hutchins, Thomas (1730-1789) St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Sargent was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention which ratified the Federal Constitution in February 1788. He was appointed Secretary of the Ohio Company and Secretary of the Northwest Territory in 1787. St. Clair was appointed as the first Governor of the Northwest Territory in 1787. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |