Letter from Benjamin Blythe to John Nicholson 1788 July 3

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Letter from Benjamin Blythe to John Nicholson 1788 July 3

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July 3, 1788 letter from Benjamin Blythe, at Cumberland County, to John Nicholson, at Philadelphia. Calls for a general convention of the state to meet at Harrisburg on Septmber 3, 1788, in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Endorsed by Nicholson This letter was printed in Paul Leicester Ford's ""The origin, purpose and result of the Harrisburg convention of 1788 : A study in popular government" (Brooklyn, N.Y., 1890)

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Blythe, Benjamin

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Nicholson, John, 1757-1800

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Land speculator. From the description of John Nicholson papers, 1795 16 Feb.-10 Mar. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953089 Financier and land speculator. From the description of John Nicholson family papers, 1786-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981679 Pennsylvania state official and land promoter. From the description of ALS : to Thomas Mifflin, 1791 Nov. 8. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat reco...