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title:“Nathan Dane to Rufus King”
authors:Nathan Dane
date written:1787-6-19
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Dane, Nathan. "Letter to Rufus King." The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. Vol. 3. Ed. Max Farrand. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1911. Print.

Nathan Dane to Rufus King (June 19, 1787)

[New York], June 19th.
I fully agree to the propriety of the Convention order restraining its members from communicating its doings, tho' I feel a strong desire and curiosity to know how it proceeds. I think the public never ought to see anything but the final report of the Convention — the digested result only, of their deliberations and enquiries.
Whether the plans of the Southern, Eastern or Middle States succeed, never, in my opinion, ought to be known. A few reflections on the subject lead me to doubt whether one of your members, Mr. P.,1 who two or three days since came to this city, fully understood the true meaning, full and just extent of the order not to communicate &c.
[Footnotes as included or written by Farrand]
  • 1 Probably William Pierce of Georgia, see Appendix B.

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