Olney Discusses Rejection of Constitution in Rhode Island
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Olney Discusses Rejection of Constitution in Rhode Island
Description
Letter, discusses rejection of Constitution in Rhode Island.
short description
Ltr, dis rejected Constitution in RI
year created
1788
month created
11
day created
05
author
sent from location
Providence
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
author note
Jeremiah Olney
recipient note
Henry Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Jeremiah Olney
Colonel John Gardner
W. Hazzard
Captain Brown
Major Allen
notable location
New York
Providence
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
propriety of having delegates
the Minority
House
session
power & influence
consolation
few Antis in Congress
Honorable Body
Convention for considering the New System in a Constitutional way
Reason & Argument avail nothing
opposes to order & good Government
all the mischief here in his power
Seat in Congress
full freight
implacable if potent enemy to the New System of the Leading Character in all the vile politicking carrying on in the devoted state
motion for distributing copies of the Circular letter from the New York Convention
Musket cartridges which remain yet to be accounted for
Arms shall be shipped
orders
this state have again refused to appoint a Convention for considering the New Constitution in the legal mode
negated by a majority
document number
1788110540101
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | AJB08 (6 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 23, P: 11 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | AWA15 (0 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B: 1777-1813, F: 1788-89 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jeremiah Olney | Providence | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |