Transcript of letters, 1775 April 25.

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Transcript of letters, 1775 April 25.

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Transcript, in the hand of Elias Boudinot, of two letters from Deane in Weathersfield, Conn., and one from Ebenezer Watson in New Haven, giving news of the latest British plans and troop movements and setting forth plans for an intelligence courier service from Boston to New York.

1 item (3 p.) ; 32 cm.

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Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821

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Elias Boudinot (May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and served as President of Congress from 1782 to 1783. He was elected as a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey following the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed by President George Washington as Director of the United States Mint, serving from 1795 until 1805. Born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, Boudinot received a classica...

Deane, Silas, 1738-1789

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Silas Deane (January 4, 1738 [O.S. December 24, 1737] – September 23, 1789) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, and a supporter of American independence. Deane served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, and then became the first foreign diplomat from the United States to France. Born in Groton in the Colony of Connecticut, he received a classical training before graduating from Yale College and studying law. ...

Watson, Ebenezer, 1777-1848

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