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Subject Area: Political Theory
Subject Area: History
Topic: The American Revolution and Constitution

XCVII.: Nathaniel Gorham to Caleb Strong. 3 - Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 3 [1911]

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The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, ed. Max Farrand (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1911). Vol. 3.

Part of: The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, 3 vols.

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XCVII.

Nathaniel Gorham to Caleb Strong.3

I recd your favour from N York and was pleased to find that you had got on so well. . . . We have now under consideration the 18th Article which is that the United States shall guarantee, &c. &c.4

I am in hopes we shall be done in about 20 days. There are several things referred which will take some time.

[3 ]Jameson, Studies in the History of the Federal Convention in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1902, p. 100.

[4 ]Taken up and passed on August 30. On August 29, Article XVII was under consideration and was continued on August 30.