Debates in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788

January 11, 1788

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1: Massachusetts convention, January 11, 1788, ¶ 1 (Massachusetts1788.Jan11.1)

Friday, 11th. — Committee were raised to inquire respecting the contested elections, and enjoined to sit immediately.

2: Massachusetts convention, January 11, 1788, ¶ 2 (Massachusetts1788.Jan11.2)

Afternoon. — The house in which the Convention were sitting, on account of the difficulty of hearing, being found inconvenient, a committee was raised to provide one more suitable, after which it was voted to adjourn to Saturday morning, then to meet in the representatives' chamber.

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