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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | Elias Boudinot to Ezekiel Williams regarding prisoners of war |
| Date | 13 June 1778 |
| Author | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) |
| Recipient | Williams, Ezekiel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regarding P.O.W.s. [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Revolutionary War Prisoner of War Global History and Civics Military History Congress Continental Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Williams, Ezekiel (1768-1867) |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | BOUDINOT, Elias, (1740-1821), Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; received a classical education; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1760 and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, N.J.; member of the board of trustees of Princeton College 1772-1821; member of the committee of safety in 1775; commissary general of prisoners in the Revolutionary Army 1776-1779; Member of the Continental Congress in 1778, 1781, 1782 and 1783, serving as President in 1782 and 1783, and signing the treaty of peace with England; resumed the practice of law; elected to the First, Second, and Third Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1795); was not a candidate for renomination in 1794 to the Fourth Congress; Director of the Mint from October 1795 to July 1805, when he resigned; elected first president of the American Bible Society, in 1816. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |