115. David Sewall to George Thatcher York, 5 January 1788 (excerpt)<title/> </head> <body>  <div class="doc" title="Document"> <div class="docBody" title="Document Body"> <div class="div0" title="Div 0"> <h1 class="div0">115. David Sewall to George Thatcher <br/>York, 5 January 1788 (excerpt)<a href="#mass.supp.0125.01" name="_mass.supp.0125.01"><sup>1</sup></a></h1> <p title="paragraph">I congratulate you on your recovery from the Small Pox have had frequent intentions and inclinations of Writing you but Some how or other, they have never hitherto been Carried into Execution. The federal Constitution has been the general Topick of Conversation The choices in this County are in general made with intention to Oppose the Business. Kittery have appointed Mark <i>Adams</i> and friend <i>Neal</i> the Speaker—Berwick Docr <i>Low</i>, —— <i>Cutt</i> and one <i>Hays</i>. Sanford had one meeting and Voted not to Send any—But Mr S. come down full charged with Gass and Stirred up a 2nd Meeting and procured himself Elected, and I presume will go up charged like a Baloon—The Repr for Wells found himself greatly disappointed in the appointment of Mr Wells & Docr Hemmingway—and has Stirred up with great dilligence a 2nd meeting in order to get himself elected I hear they declined choosing a third member, but appointed him & Somebody else to draw up instructions—<i>T. Cutts Esqr</i> is appointed for Pepperelbo and a Smith for Biddeford the Persons appointed for York are Antifederal in an Especial manner Mr B. Whose great Zeal for the Liberties of the Country procured him an Election from the lower class of Citizens—I find you sent him a pamphlet the last mail intended to answer B<small>RUTUS</small>. …</p> </div> </div> <div class="note" title="note"> <p><a href="#_mass.supp.0125.01" name="mass.supp.0125.01">1. Printed: Goodwin, “Thatcher Papers,” 261.</a></p> </div> </div>  </body> </html>