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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03411 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0079] January-March 1787 |
| Title | Gouverneur Morris to Henry Knox about his appointment as a Commissioner in Pennsylvania |
| Date | 9 January 1787 |
| Author | Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has not replied yet to Knox because he expected to see Colonel [Jeremiah] Wadsworth in Philadelphia, but has not yet, and does not know when he will arrive. Declares that the newspapers will have informed Knox that Pennsylvania has "appointed me a Commissioner on her Part to meet at the Convention in May. Had the object been any other than it is I would have declined. The appointment was the most unexpected thing that ever happened to me for I have not only declared in general my unwillingness to accept of any thing under this State but in this particular instance objected to being named but it was done while I was at Trenton." |
| Subjects | US Constitution US Constitutional Convention Government and Civics Law Journalism |
| People | Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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