Letterbook, 1777-1778.

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Letterbook, 1777-1778.

Letter book in which Elias Boudinot made copies of his official letters written mainly from Morristown, New Jersey, and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, while serving as commissary general of prisoners during the Revolution.

0.2 c.f. (1 volume) and1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

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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...