Benjamin Bourne letters 1795-1796

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Benjamin Bourne letters 1795-1796

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Letters from Benjamin Bourne, Representative to the First Congress from Rhode Island: to Welcome Arnold regarding the Jay Treaty and David Humphrey's departure for Algeirs to negotiate to free Americans held in slavery by the Barbary pirates (February 14, 1795); and to his wife Hope Child Bourne (March 23, 1796).

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Bourne, Benjamin, 1755-1808

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Asher Robbins was born October 26, 1761, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, the son of Joshua Robbins and Sarah Harris. He graduated from Yale College in 1782 and worked as a tutor at Rhode Island College (now Brown University) before studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1792. In 1791, he married Mary Ellery, and they had at least 8 children. Robbins first practiced law in Providence, and moved to Newport three years later. He became United States district attorney in 1812 and w...

Arnold, Welcome, 1744-1798

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