Ellery, William (1727-1820) [Journal of William Ellery's journey from Dighton, Massachusetts, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00107.04 Author/Creator: Ellery, William (1727-1820) Place Written: various Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 24 October 1778 - 14 July 1779 Pagination: 13 p. ; 16 x 10 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses travels through Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Describes preparations for Independence day in Philadelphia on the day of his departure (3 July 1779) and reports news of British marauding on the Connecticut coastline. Details his expenses as a Member of Congress. Note in Ellery's hand on back cover reads: "Mr. William Redwood of Philadelphia joined me at Providence in his way home." Item includes original sewing in margin.
This is the fourth of five travel journals Ellery kept from 1776 to 1780. Ellery was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and was a member of the Continental Congress from Rhode Island from 1776 until 1785. Redwood was a merchant of Newport, Philadelphia, and Antigua.
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