Boardman papers 1785-1942 Boardman papers

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Boardman papers 1785-1942 Boardman papers

The Boardman papers are made up of correspondence and business documents of the Connecticut merchant and senator, Elijah Boardman. The collection also holds the research notes and draft of a biography of Boardman written by Walter G. Drogue, and an 1849 memoir of Boardman's wife, Mary Anna Boardman.

2 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391842

William L. Clements Library

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Drogue, Walter Gerald, 1910-1990

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Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) was the third son of deacon Sherman Boardman and Sarah Bostwick, of New Milford, Connecticut. At age 16, he enlisted in the Continental regiment of Colonel Charles Webb. In March 1776, he was stationed in Long Island but his regiment left in October when the British took over the city. Boardman suffered from poor health and spent much of the war bed-ridden with a fever. After the war he became a merchant; he first trained as a clerk in New Haven, Connecti...

Boardman, Mary Anna, 1767-1848.

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Boardman, Elijah, 1760-1823

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Resident of New Milford, Connecticut, and original shareholder in the Connecticut Land Co. From the description of Letters, 1804-1820. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18445939 Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) was the third son of deacon Sherman Boardman and Sarah Bostwick, of New Milford, Connecticut. At age 16, he enlisted in the Continental regiment of Colonel Charles Webb. In March 1776, he was stationed in Long Island but his regiment left in ...

Boardman, William Whiting, 1794-1871

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American Lawyer and Rep. from Connecticut. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William G. Webster, in New Haven, 1840 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530801 United States congressman. From the description of Papers of William Whiting Boardman [manuscript], 1946-1985. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814325 Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) was the third son of deacon Sherman Boardman an...