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Elias Boudinot Collection

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Boudinot

Elias Boudinot was an American lawyer and public official who represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress. Born in Philadelphia in 1740, Boudinot became a lawyer in 1760. At the onset of the American Revolution, he became a member of the Revolutionary Party although he was a conservative Whig. He served as deputy in the New Jersey provincial assembly and then as a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress. He later served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1789 to 1795 before becoming director of the U.S. Mint from 1795 to 1805. Boudinot died in 1821.

Consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings. Historical figures and significant New Jersey correspondents represented in the collection include Samuel Bayard, Elias Dayton, John Dickinson, Ashbel Green, William Livingston, James Madison, James Morris, Lewis Pintard, and George Simpson. Included are Boudinot's drawing and description of the Boudinot coat of arms and his letter (23 Oct. 1782) to New Jersey governor William Livingston regarding congressional discussion then in progress concerning the admission of Vermont as the 14th state in the Union.

The following standard abbreviations, or their variation, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALsS = autograph letters signed and ADS = autograph document signed.

Certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati is a gift of Edward G. Delafield. Signed autograph statement by Boudinot is a gift of Theodore D. Parsons. Photocopy of letter to Col. Biddle is a gift of Walter L. Pforzheimer. Letter to Charles Chauncey is a gift of Seth Pierrepont. Letter to Lewis Pintard is a gift of Mrs. Millicent Fenwick. The remainder was purchased in 1953-1990. Additions are a gift of Josephine Danforth Capps.

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This collection was processed by Karla Vecchia in 2002. Finding aid written by Karla Vecchia in 2002.

In 2022, restrictions on materials where researchers were required to use surrogates were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Karla Vecchia
Finding Aid Date
2002
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The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence with individuals such as family members, Samuel Bayard, George Clinton (Governor of New York), Elias Dayton, Elizabeth Ferguson, James Madison, and Nicholas Van Dyke (Governor of Delaware), as well as others.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Physical Description

1 box

Bayard, Samuel: ALS by EB, 1808 November 9. 1 folder.
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Bell, Andrew: ALS by EB, 1802 April 9. 1 folder.
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Biddle, Col.: ALS by EB directing him to order James Norris to bring 2 men from Perth Amboy and 1 from New York for intelligence reasons [2 silk bookmarks included], circa 1777. 1 folder.
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Boudinot, Elias E.: ALS by EB, 1820 April 18. 1 folder.
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Boudinot, Elisha: ALS by EB, 1783 February 19; ALS by EB, 1792 March 19, 1783 February 19. 1 folder.
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Boudinot, Hannah (Stockton): ALS by EB [her husband], 1789 April 24. 1 folder.
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Burnet, Jacob: ALS by EB, 1801 June 24. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chalmers, James: ALS [draft] by EB concerning Lord Perth's death and the settling of his estate, 1802 November 11. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chauncey, Charles: ALS by EB, 1809 July 15. 1 folder.
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Chauncey, Elihu: ALS by EB, 1818 January 7; ALS by EB desiring dividends from the Penn Insurance Co. and North America Insurance Co. to be deposited to his credit, 1819 August 17, 1818 January 7. 1 folder.
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Clinton, George [Governor of New York]: LS (circular) by EB, 1783 February 8; ALS by EB regarding an official report from Congress that states Congress has word from Sir Guy Carleton of his orders for evacuating New York City, 1783 August 22, 1783 February 8. 1 folder.
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Covenhoven, John: ALS to EB regarding food supplies [appended ANS by EB on movements of prisoners of war from Maidstone man-of-war], 1778 January 30. 1 folder.
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Cushing, William: ALS by EB regarding possible loss of warrant for locating Jersey lands, 1798 March 5. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Cuthbert, James, Trustees of the Estate of: ALS [draft] by EB regarding the terms of Cuthbert's will and the condition of the estate, 1798 December 20. 1 folder.
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Davies, William: ALS by EB, 1799 May 30. 1 folder.
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Dayton, Elias: ALS by EB, 1781 July 31. 1 folder.
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Dayton, Elias: typescript copy of ALS by EB suggesting Elizabethtown as a "Seat of Congress" [original in the Rutgers University Library], 1783 August 2. 1 folder.
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Dayton, Elias: ALS by EB, 1783 September 16. 1 folder.
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Dayton, Jonathan: ALS by EB, 1800 December 19. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Dickinson, John [President of Pennsylvania]: LS (circular) by EB sending proclamation for a day of thanksgiving on the 2nd Thursday of the coming month of December, 1783 October 22. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Ferguson, Elizabeth Graeme: ALS by EB, 1779 June 29. 1 folder.
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Fitzsimmons, Thomas: ALS by EB, 1805 November 11. 1 folder.
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Green, Ashbel: ALS by EB, 1807 March 24. 1 folder.
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Green, Ashbel: ALS by EB, 1807 April 3. 1 folder.
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Green, Ashbel: ALS by EB, 1813 December 16; ALS by EB concerning the jubilee in commemoration of the Reformation begun by Martin Luther, 1817 September 19, 1813 December 16. 1 folder.
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Green, Timothy: ALS by EB, 1797 September 11. 1 folder.
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Hall, Lyman [Governor of Georgia]: LS (circular) by EB, 1783 May 6. 1 folder.
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[Hamburg, City of]: ALS [draft] by EB as president of the United States in Congress assembled to the "Burgmasters and Senate of the Imperial and Free City Hamburg" thanking them for their proffered friendship to the newly formed United States, 1783 November 1. 1 folder.
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Harris, Catherine, and daughter: ALS by EB regarding the death of Harris' son, 1818 June 7. 1 folder.
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Higginson, Stephen, Jr.: ALS by EB, 1809 September 10. 1 folder.
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Livingston, William: ALS by EB, 1782 June 19. 1 folder.
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Livingston, William: ALS by EB asking for instructions relative to the discussion then in progress concerning the admission of Vermont as the 14th state and giving account and status of the debate, and advises steps to be taken by New Jersey in the matter of state quota of Continental money, 1782 October 23. 1 folder.
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Low, Nicholas: ALS by EB, 1794 February 18. 1 folder.
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Madison, James: AL [signature cut off] by EB enclosing a diploma [not present] from the College of New Jersey [honorary degree], 1788 August 27. 1 folder.
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Morris, James: 11 ALsS by EB, 1798-1801. 1 folder.
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Owen, John [?]: envelope addressed to EB, 1817 October 25. 1 folder.
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Pintard, Lewis: ALS by EB, undated. 1 folder.
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Pintard, Lewis: ALS by EB regarding his land and taxes due on them, 1802 October 23; ALS by EB, 1802 December 7, 1802 October 23. 1 folder.
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Pintard, Lewis: ALS by EB, 1805 May 21. 1 folder.
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Pintard, Lewis: ALS by EB regarding an unsuccessful trip to Princeton, 1810 December 16. 1 folder.
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Remsen, Henry: ALS by EB, 1799 October 2 [on verso ANS by Charles Wilkes, 1799 October 7], 1799 October 2. 1 folder.
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Rhea, Jonathan: ALS by EB, 1800 June 14. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Robertson, General: extracts of letters between Robertson and EB, Aug. 1785-1786 February, copied and signed by EB, 1800 September 16, 1785-1786 February. 1 folder.
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Simpson, George: ALS by EB, 1808 January 25. 1 folder.
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Simpson, George: ALS by EB, 1809 April 20. 1 folder.
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Sergeant, Jonathan D.: ALS by EB concerning the trial of the Garrat Rapaljid vs. Ebenezer Cowel case, 1774 May 24; ALS by EB, 1774 June 2, 1774 May 24. 1 folder.
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Symmes, John C.: ALS by EB, 1797 February 21. 1 folder.
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Van Dyke, Nicholas [Governor of Delaware]: LS (circular) by EB, 1783 September 3. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of receipts, documents regarding legal cases, documents regarding the will of Andrew Jackson, and documents regarding soldiers.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Physical Description

1 box

AD about a legal case, 1773 November 5. 1 folder.
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AD rough draft of the resolutions of Essex County, condemning the Boston port bill and supporting the non-importation agreement [Xerox copy] [original filed in restricted area, very fragile], 1774 June 11. 1 folder.
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AD by Job Pack requesting EB to appear in court, with signatures of William Bumet and Elisha Boudinot, 1774 July 20. 1 folder.
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DS, petition from the judges of the New Jersey Supreme Court and several attorneys, praying that the location of the court be fixed "during the Troubles," addressed to the New Jersey Legislature, 1779 September 23. 1 folder.
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ADS, receipt, 1779 November 20. 1 folder.
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[post- 1783]: AMsS, drawing and description of the Boudinot coat of arms, 1783. 1 folder.
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DS, promotion of Benjamin Hicks to rank of major in the United States Army, 1783 October 10. 1 folder.
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ADS, signed statement regarding will of Andrew Jackson [will dated ], 1761 May 2. 1 folder.
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1 folder

D (with ANS), bill drawn on John Broome by Charles Hurst, 1787 January 17. 1 folder.
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DS, memorandum of agreement between James Brady and EB, regarding the sale of Cotham Street house in NYC, 1790 March 26. 1 folder.
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ADS, certification of the authenticity of James Caldwell's handwriting on certificate relating to the state's settlement with the soldiers of the Jersey Brigade, 1792 September 1. 1 folder.
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1 folder

AD [?], proposal by EB and Rutherford regarding the sale of sundry tracts of land belonging to Capt. Drummond and his sister, 1793 April 20. 1 folder.
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1 folder

AD, receipt of list of title deeds for lands sold to Jonathan Dayton [in EB's hand, but signed by Dayton], 1795 July 14. 1 folder.
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1 folder

ADS, EB's account with Lord Perth, 1799 December 3. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of an engraved portrait of Elias Boudinot and a clipping regarding land in upstate New York belonging to Elias Boudinot.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

1 box

Miscellaneous: Calling card of Miss Boudinot, undated. 1 folder.
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Engraved portrait of Elias Boudinot, undated. 1 folder.
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Upstate New York land owned by Elias Boudinot: Clipping, 1950. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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