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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03943 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Henry Knox to an unknown recipient regarding the new Constitution |
| Date | 21 July 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Thanks the recipient for sending "some nuts, and two vennison hams-" via Lieutenant Armstrong. Reports, "The new Constitution has been adopted by ten states, and it is most probable that New York will also adopt it in such a manner as to be received into the Union- She has been more averse to the system than any other state Rhode-Island excepted." Relates that North Carolina's convention meets on the same day he writes. Says it is expected the new government "will promote the happiness & prosperity of this country in a very [eminent] manner." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Revolutionary War General Diet and Nutrition Ratification Government and Civics Politics Federalists |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |