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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03779 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Comfort Sands to Henry Knox about ratification of the constitution in New York |
| Date | 3 February 1788 |
| Author | Sands, Comfort (1748-1834) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Sands reports that he has just returned from the New York Legislature, and that Mr. [Egbert] Benson has asked him to relay that both branches agreed to hold a convention to decide on ratification of the United States Constitution. The convention is scheduled to meet at Poughkeepsie in June. Benson asks Knox to inform Boston. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Ratification Politics Federalists |
| People | Sands, Comfort (1748-1834) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Sands was a New York merchant and contractor during the American Revolution. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from New York County 1784-1785 and 1787-1789. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |