ALS (3rd person) : Philadelphia, to Elias Boudinot, [1778] août 16.

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ALS (3rd person) : Philadelphia, to Elias Boudinot, [1778] août 16.

Relays the news that the British have abandoned their positions in northern Rhode Island and General John Sullivan is there awaiting the return of the French fleet.

1 item (1 p.) ; 23 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6756557

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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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...

Sullivan, John, 1740-1795

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John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American General in the Revolutionary War winning several key battles most notably the Delaware crossing. He was a delegate in the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, the third governor of New Hampshire, and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Born in Somersworth in the Province of New Hampshire,...

Gérard, Conrad-Alexandre 1729-1790

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Epithet: French Envoy to the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x0000fb First French minister to the United States. From the description of ALS (3rd person) : Philadelphia, to Elias Boudinot, [1778] août 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541834 From the description of ALS (3rd person) : Philadelphia, to Elias Boudinot, Philadelphia, 1779 Mar. 3...