ALS, 1787 March 27 : (Charlestown), to unknown in New York.

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ALS, 1787 March 27 : (Charlestown), to unknown in New York.

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Rutledge comments on the plans for a Constitutional Convention to be held later that year, hoping that the eastern states will send delegates to it, and mentioning a law passed in South Carolina forbidding the importation of any more Negroes.

3 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6856176

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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