[1084] Elliott, ii, 102-04. Mr. Thatcher made the best summary of the unhappy state of the country under the Confederation. (Ib., 141-48.)
[1085] King to Madison, Jan. 20, 1788; King, i, 314.
[1086] Rives, ii, 524-25. "To manage the cause against them (the jealous opponents of the Constitution) are the present and late governor, three judges of the supreme court, fifteen members of the Senate, twenty-four among the most respectable of the clergy, ten or twelve of the first characters at the bar, judges of probate, high sheriffs of counties, and many other respectable people, merchants, &c., Generals Heath, Lincoln, Brooks, and others of the late army." (Nathaniel Gorham to Madison, quoted in ib.)
[1087] "Hancock has committed himself in our favor.... You will be astonished, when you see the list of names that such an union of men has taken place on this question. Hancock will, hereafter, receive the universal support of Bowdoin's friends; and we told him, that, if Virginia does not unite, which is problematical, he is considered as the only fair candidate for President." (King to Knox, Feb. 1, 1788; King, i, 319. The italics are those of King.)
[1088] Ib., ii, 525.
[1089] Elliott, ii, 178-81.
[1090] Ib., 140.
[1091] Elliott, ii, 153.
[1092] Madison to Randolph, April 10, 1788; Writings: Hunt, v, 117.
[1093] Elliott, ii, 159-61.