Ellery, William, 1727-1820 to George Wanton Ellery

GLC02300.11

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GLC#
GLC02300.11-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 20, 1805
Author/Creator
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
Title
to George Wanton Ellery
Place Written
Newport, Rhode Island
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Is sending him Lindley Murray's abridged English grammar. Advises George to employ himself in useful activity by reading books. Reading provides comfort, instruction, and aids in "forming right judgment." George should reserve reading for leisure time, and focus especially on the Bible. A Member of the Continental Congress from 1776 until 1785, William Ellery was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was Collector of the Port of Newport from 1790 until 1820.

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