Letter from William William Paterson to Euphemia Paterson (1787)

by William Paterson
  • July 02, 1787
Image: William Patterson. Mount Vernon. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-first-president/george-washington-and-the-supreme-court/#g-117_m-william-paterson-copy

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Constitutional Convention

The Burlington court did not continue as long as I expected. I arrived here on Friday last, about 10 o’clock at night.

This letter will be handed to you by the Gov’r [Livingston], who will set out tomorrow. It is impossible to say when the Convention will rise; much remains to be done, and the work is full of labour and difficulty…

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