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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03371 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [084] 1777-1779 |
| Title | Elias Boudinot to Robert Livingston re: difficulty obtaining goods for prisoners |
| Date | 20 April 1778 |
| Author | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Boudinot states that he would like to purchase flour and wheat from Robert, but can not pay more than the regulated prices without permission from Congress. "The Sufferings of the Prisoners would make me do almost any Thing in my Power to relieve them, but here my Hands are tyed." Boudinot signed as the Commander General of Prisoners. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Continental Army Prisoner of War Military Provisions Finance Wheat Diet and Nutrition Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |