Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Journal or historical recollections of American events during the revolutionary war
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08994.03 Author/Creator: Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1894 Pagination: 97 p. : 139 ill. ; 33 x 29 cm. Order a Copy
Boudinot's recollections of the American Revolution, with a number of anecdotes on the subject, and one hundred thirty-nine illustrations. Published by Frederick Bourguin. Only twenty-five large copies of the book were made, this one numbered copy twenty-four.
Elias Boudinot was President of the Continental Congress from 1782-1783, later Congressman from New Jersey and Director of the Mint.
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