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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03782 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0083] January-March 1788 |
| Title | Nathaniel Gorham to Henry Knox about ratification of the constitution in Massachusetts |
| Date | 3 February 1788 |
| Author | Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Encloses a paper discussing details of the Massachusetts convention for ratification of the United States Constitution (paper not included). Predicts the numbers will be 185 for and 160 against ratification, although the Anti-Federalists claim they have a majority of ten. Writes, "I confess that I shall be more mortified if they are right in their conjecture than I have ever been in my life. I cannot think but we shall carry the question- I shall give you the earliest notice." Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Ratification Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Federalists Politics |
| People | Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Gorham was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention that ratified the Federal Constitution in February 1788. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |