"Adams called him a Shadow man"

February 6, 2022 10:19 PM

"wondering what an 18th Century AskMe might have looked like?" The National Archives 'Founders List' Comment inspired Here. double/double

we find two signers of the Declaration of Independence, George Wythe (VA) and William Ellery (RI), passing notes (in verse) back and forth during the Continental Congress.

"But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America"
-John Adams
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posted by clavdivs (1 comment total)

I found transcriptions and commentary of the notes here. I admit, I found them less charming than the author of said article, given they in great part deal with the three-fifths rule (Wythe was whining about the possibility of being taxed according to their actual population instead of getting political power from slavery but no actual expense.)
posted by tavella at 8:50 AM on February 7, 2022