Nathaniel Gorham To Henry Knox About Ratification Of The Constitution In Massachusetts And Rhode Island 17 February 1788

Notes that Mr. [Rufus] King will inform Knox of everything, that is, events that recently transpired at the Massachusetts State ratifying convention. Writes, The [sic] was a necessity in the Convention of mentioning Rhode Island as having prohibited the attendance of their members in Congress- an advertizm has appeared in order to give a false colour to that business- and a use is intended to be made of it at the meeting of the Legislature- I have therefore written in the inclosed Letter to Mr K requesting him to get me copies of every thing relative to that affair & to forward it through you by the first Post... Signatory of the U.S. Constitution.