LS : York, Pa., to Elias Boudinot, 1778 Mar. 2.

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LS : York, Pa., to Elias Boudinot, 1778 Mar. 2.

Gates writes to the Commissary General of Prisoners expressing concern over the number of prisoners escaping. He also complains that the Board, which is responsible for the care of prisoners, is not receiving enough information from Boudinot to do its job properly. He recommends that Boudinot establish better communication with his subordinates and asks him to confer with George Washington on several questions.

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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...

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...