It is with great satisfaction I inform you of the adoption of the new Constitution in Massachusetts on the 6th instant—
| Affirmatives | 187 |
| Negatives | 168 |
| — | |
| Majority | 19— |
The minority behaved with moderation and some of them declared their intention of uniting their influence in Support of the constitution—Mr Gerry although not of the convention has pledged himself to this effect—
The Majority united the abilities, property, and a great proportion of the almost the whole of the virtue of the Convention—Although there were some honest men without information in the convention minority, yet 8/10ths of them were paper money and tender law people and insurgents—who are under the influence of people [wishing?] for a reunion with great Britain
The enclosed paper will give you some idea of the rejoicing of the people of Boston on the occasion—
New Hampshire Convention met yesterday—from the best information there will be a much larger majority for it in that State than in Massachusetts