New Hampshire Historical Society
12 documents

Recommendation of Captain William Morris
05/10/1787 Autograph Letter SignedCaptain Wiliam Morris has been appointed by the State of Virginia to command the force destined for the western frontier. Sullivan attests to Morris's fidelity, courage, good conduct and knowledge of …
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)
Helping Travis Wingale Get Acquainted with the City
01/14/1787 Autograph Letter SignedSullivan asks Knox to help his friend Travis Wingale get acquainted with New York by introducing him to some of Knox's friends in in the city.
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)- No image
Will Virginia Adopt the Constitution?
06/29/1788 Autograph Letter SignedKnox discusses the uncertainty of the vote in the Virginia Convention for the new Constitution but hopes that New Hampshire's adoption of the Constitution will influence Virginia to follow the same …
New Hampshire State Militia Commissions, 1820 and Earlier. 
Success of the New Government
10/20/1788 Autograph Letter SignedSullivan joins Knox in his wishes for the success of the new government.
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)
State-by-State Prospects for the Adoption of the Constitution
04/09/1788 Autograph Letter SignedKnox assesses the prospects for the adoption of the Constitution in South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, New York, and Rhode Island, the latter of which is the only state where defeat …
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)- No image
Prospects for the New Government
10/14/1788 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedKnox expresses to Sullivan his hopes for the success of the government under the new Constitution.
New Hampshire State Militia Commissions, 1820 and Earlier. - No image
New Hampshire: Adopt the New Constitution!
01/19/1788 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedKnox urges Sullivan to use his influence to ensure that New Hampshire adopts the new Constitution because he feels that the addition of New Hampshire and Massachusetts to those states that have …
New Hampshire State Militia Commissions, 1820 and Earlier. 
Adoption of the Constitution by New Hampshire
06/21/1788 Autograph Letter SignedSullivan informs Knox that the new Constitution has been adopted at the convention convened by the State of New Hampshire.
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)
Sullivan Recommends James Wheelock to Knox
09/16/1789 Autograph Letter SignedJohn Sullivan recommends James Wheelock, brother to the new president of Dartmouth College and son to the late president of that university. He has a liberal education, is faithful and industrious, …
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)
Letter of Introduction for a West Indies Merchant
12/05/1789 Letter SignedRefers the recipient, of Portsmouth, to a merchant who will soon be sending a ship from the West Indies to Portsmouth.
Langdon/Elwyn Family Papers
Extract of a Letter from John Jay Concerning U.S.-British Relations
07/12/1794 Extract of LetterJay stated opinion on Simecoe's "hostile measure" and current negotiations.
Josiah Bartlett Papers, ACC 1940-1943.- No image
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05/21/1797 Type UndeterminedNo image available.
New Hampshire State Militia Commissions, 1820 and Earlier.
