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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02300.24 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of 26 letters from William Ellery to his son, George Wanton Ellery |
Title | William Ellery to his son George Wanton Ellery discussing his life at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island |
Date | 24 June 1806 |
Author | Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
Recipient | Ellery, George Wanton |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. Advises him to continue with his studies. Ellery plans for George to finish the academy, and at such time to place him in a situation where he "may acquire a knowledge of merchants accompts." Is glad that the academy increases in the number of its students, and looks forward to the time when it will exceed the Greenwich Academy in quality as well as in size. Asks George to tell him how the recent eclipse of the sun affected him. 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. |
Subjects | Education Children and Family Merchants and Trade Commerce Science and Technology |
People | Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
Place written | Newport, Rhode Island |
Theme | Children & Family; Education |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |