Letter Signed

Elections and Appointments to the New Congress

Knox informs Washington that, since his last letter on 5 March, there have been only two additional Congressional representatives to arrive in New York. Knox also notes an election dispute between East and West Jersey has delayed the arrival of representatives from that state. The legislature of New York, Knox adds, has broken up without appointing Senators. This is due to a dispute between the New York House and Senate over which body could make the senatorial appointments. Knox points out that the House of Representatives in New York contains a majority of Anti-Federals while the state senate is comprised mostly of Federals. Knox opines that Federals in the New York senate have acted "honorably" by threatening to send no representation rather than "saddle the government with two Anti-Federals."

Elections and Appointments to the New Congress, dispute between the New York House of Representatives and State Senate

1789

03

09

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Henry Knox

George Washington

Congress

representatives

legislature of New York

Senators

Anti-Federals

Federals

New York

New Jersey

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Delaware

Maryland

new government

competition

election

local inquiry

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