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Oliver Ellsworth to Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth regarding the first Presidential election, 8 March 1789
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Oliver Ellsworth to Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth regarding the first Presidential election, 8 March 1789.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Ellsworth served as a member of the Continental Congress 1778-1783 and as a delegate to the convention that framed the federal Constitution in 1787.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Ellsworth, a Senator from Connecticut, reports to his wife, who he calls Nabby, concerning the first Presidential election. States that the Votes for the President-& Vice-President are not yet opened, but there is no doubt of-General Washington's being chosen to the first office & Mr. John Adams of Boston to the latter. States that a public building was erected and finished for the new national leaders.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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