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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02300.08 |
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 | 11 November 1803 |
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. Gives dietary advice to avoid cholic. Accuses George of writing a short letter in order to avoid errors, and tells him to "[s]tretch your wings, and fly over two pages at least." Since his shoes are too small, he should get a pair in Wickford. Includes a recipe for rat poison for Mr. Updike. Closes with an admonition to George to keep his teeth clean. 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 Health and Medical |
People | Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
Place written | Newport, Rhode Island |
Theme | Children & Family; Education; Health & Medicine |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |