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The Life, Public Services, Addresses and Letters of Elias Boudinot, Ll. D. (2); President of the Continental Congress
The Life Public Services Addresses and Letters of Elias Boudinot Ll D President of the Continental Congress - 2 Author:Elias Boudinot Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin Subjects: United States History / United States / General History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be... more » typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XXV. Mr. Boudinot's daughter, Susan Vergereau, married William Bradford. -- Letters. -- Mr. Bradford's parents. -- Studies. -- Major of Brigade. -- Captain in Continental Army. -- Attorney-General of Pennsylvania. -- Attorney-General of United States. -- Residence in Philadelphia. -- Mr. Rush's description of scene in Washington drawing-room. -- On Lafayette. -- Verses by Mr. Bradford. -- Mr. Bradford to Mrs. Boudinot; arrival at home; deluged with business. -- Mr. Bradford to Mrs. Boudinot on her illness. -- Mr. Bradford to Mr. Boudinot on filling judiciary department; recommends Mr. Shippen. -- Mr. Joseph Shotwell to Mr. Boudinot; relating to post-office at Bridgetown; negro slave case: advocate, Mr. Klisha Boudinot. -- From Mr. Richard Wain on negro slave. -- Mr. Boudinot to Mr. Bradford; on assumption of state debts; deeds for land purchased in Pennsylvania. -- Mr. Bradford to Mrs. Bradford; describes the country scene; regarding their servants ; influenza. -- Mr. Bradford to Mrs. Bradford ; describes the play enacted ("Alexander the Great"). -- From James Pemberton to Mr. Boudinot; returning thanks of Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. Mr. Boudinot's only child who survived infancy, Susan Vergereau, born in 1764, married William Bradford in 1784. Her education was carried on amid " war's alarums," in those days when people traveled in stages or their own coaches, and " the post " was a personality;...« less