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Northwest Ordinance
==Early Career==
==Early Career==
Before he was admitted to the bar in 1778, Mr. King volunteered his services in the enterprise conducted by General Sullivan and Count d'Estaing against the British in Rhode Island, and acted in the capacity of aid-de-camp to the former. In 1780 he began the practice of his profession, and soon after was elected representative of the town of Newburyport, in the legislature or General Court, as it is called, of Massachusetts, where his success paved the way to a seat in the old Congress in 1784. His most celebrated effort in the legislature was made in that year, on the occasion of the recommendation by Congress to the several States to grant to the general government a five per cent impost, a compliance with which he advocated with great power and zeal. He was re-elected a member of Congress in 1785 and 1786.
Before he was admitted to the bar in 1778, Mr. King volunteered his services in the enterprise conducted by General Sullivan and Count d'Estaing against the British in Rhode Island, and acted in the capacity of aid-de-camp to the former. In 1780 he began the practice of his profession, and soon after was elected representative of the town of Newburyport, in the legislature or General Court, as it is called, of Massachusetts, where his success paved the way to a seat in the old Congress in 1784. His most celebrated effort in the legislature was made in that year, on the occasion of the recommendation by Congress to the several States to grant to the general government a five per cent impost, a compliance with which he advocated with great power and zeal. Another effort that he is believed to have taken a part in was [[The Northwest Ordinance]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=x4d2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA9 The Ordinance of 1787, and Dr. Manasseh Cutler as an Agent in Its Formation]</ref><ref>[http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/07_Special-Documents/Historical-Documents/1787_Northwest-Ordinance.html The Northwest Ordinance]</ref> He was re-elected a member of Congress in 1785 and 1786.
On March 30, 1786, Rufus King and Mary Alsop married.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Agc7AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA271 Americana, American historical magazine, Volume 2]</ref>
On March 30, 1786, Rufus King and Mary Alsop married.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Agc7AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA271 Americana, American historical magazine, Volume 2]</ref>