Ephraim Bowen letters 1792

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Ephraim Bowen letters 1792

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One letter to congress member Benjamin Bourne concerning the reception of excise laws on liquor in the western parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia and regarding plans to travel to Holland (January 15, 1792), and one undated letter to an unknown recipient.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315085

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Bowen, Ephraim, 1753-

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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...