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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00202 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | William Ellery to Nicholas Cooke about the financing of the national debt and the issuance of paper money |
| Date | 15 February 1777 |
| Author | Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Voices concern about the financing of the national debt and the issuance of paper money. Has found in Congress some interest in naval defense. The American army is at Morristown and the British army is at Brunswick. There have been skirmishes. In one, the Americans would have defeated the enemy if not for the cowardice of Col. Buckner, possibly Mordecai Buckner of Virginia. In another, the Colonial Commandant of the British was killed. Comments that their army on the east side of the Hudson has had to retire to White Plains because of the inclement weather. Comments on a rumor about the Diamond Frigate, which he considers apocryphal. Members of Congress hope to return to Philadelphia, for which Ellery is eager. Cooke was the Governor of Rhode Island. A Member of the Continental Congress from Rhode Island from 1776 until 1785, William Ellery was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Finance Economics Navy Revolutionary War Battle Continental Army Global History and Civics Corruption and Scandal Death |
| People | Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |