William Tennent papers, 1758-1889.

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William Tennent papers, 1758-1889.

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Handwritten transcripts (ca. 1828) of the correspondence (1758-1776) of William Tennent (1740-1777) copied and annotated by Charles Tennent with several later annotations (1889) by William Tennent. Also includes poems (1759-1838), essays, memoirs, speeches, and a hymn (1831). Correspondence consists primarily of love letters from William Tennent to Susannah Vergereau. Other correspondence is from Elias Boudinot [secretary to President George Washington] to his cousin Susannah Vergereau Tennent and to William Tennent concerning family matters, religion, and politics. Additional papers include poems, essays, memoirs, speeches, and other writings of William Tennent, some of which express his dissatisfaction with the British. A missionary hymn (1831) may have been added by Charles Tennent. A poem "To a flower garden" (1838), dedicated to Charles Tennent, was added by his wife Ann Martha Smith Tennent after his death.

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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...

Tennent, William, 1740-1777

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Member of S.C. General Assembly and Pastor, 1772-1777, of Independent [or Circular Congregational] Church, Charleston, S.C.; native of Freehold, New Jersey; known as William Tennent III; ; graduate, 1758, of Princeton, with a Masters Degree, 1763, from Harvard; married, 1764, to Susan Vergereau (b. 1742); father of John Charles Tennent (b.1774) and four other children; son of William Tennent (1705-1777); grandson of William Tennent (1673-1746); died 11 Aug. 1777 at High Hills of the Santee (near...

Tennent, Ann Martha Smith, 1780-1859,

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Tennent, John Charles, 1774-1838

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Tennent, Susannah Vergereau.

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Tennent, William, 1705-1777

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