Letter from John Lansing to Philip Schuyler (1787)

by John Lansing
  • June 26, 1787
Image: John Lansing, Jr. Ames, Ezra. (1829) New York Library Archive. https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/18jo0t1/alma991013475789707141
Lansing describes potential Convention outcomes as “very dubious.” What does this phrase mean and what does it suggest about the level of disagreement among delegates at this stage?
Consider Lansing’s role as a delegate representing the state of New York. How might this have shaped his perspective on Convention proceedings?
Constitutional Convention

“John Lansing to Philip Schuyler1,” June 26, 1787. In Supplement to Max Farrand's The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, edited by James H. Hutson. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. https://consource.org/document/john-lansing-to-philip-schuyler-1787-6-26/20130122082934/

...The business of the Convention is going on very slowly and it is still in such a Stage as to render the Results very dubious.

Footnotes
  1. 1. Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), a New York statesman who eventually supported ratification of the Constitution.
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