Letter, 1788, March 2, Brookfield, Mass., to Revd. Enos Hitchcock, Providence.

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Letter, 1788, March 2, Brookfield, Mass., to Revd. Enos Hitchcock, Providence.

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Describes celebration in honor of the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts; fine speeches by Mr. Stilman [sic] and Gov. Hancock; "The Antifed[eralists] among us are pretty still at present."

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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