Autographs
Elias Boudinot Signed December 16, 1790 Four Pence First Presbyterian Church at Newark, New Jersey Church Note
ELIAS BOUDINOT (1740-1821). 10th President of the Continental Congress (1782-1783); Founding Father; Member of the New Jersey Committee on Correspondence (1774-1775) and the New Jersey Provincial Congress (1775); in 1777 he was appointed Commissary General of Prisoners; Member of the Continental Congress (1777-1788; 1781-1784) and its President (1782-1783).
This scarce small size 4d note is Signed by ELIAS BOUDINOT of New Jersey, First Presbyterian Church at Newark, December 16, 1790, Four Pence Private Currency Note, Signed "E.(lias) Boudinot" as Church President, PCGS graded Very Fine-25. Wait 1410. Type as illustrated in the current (2008) 5th Edition Newman reference page 266.
Boudinot was an important Member of the Continental Congress, who served in the First Congress of 1789, Signed the "Treaty of Paris" with Great Britain officially ending the Revolutionary War, was a Member of the Committee on Correspondence, New Jersey Provincial Congress, Commissary-General of Prisoners, and in 1795 Appointed as Third Director of the United States Mint by George Washington. Elias Boudinot founded the American Bible Society and began "Thanksgiving" in America as a national holiday.
This scarce private Church currency series was printed by S. Kollock, and then Signed by Elias Boudinot as the acting President of the Church. Date is located along the inner right margin on its face side, which is quite rare in design. It is superior to most we have seen, and the signature "E. Boudinot" is clearly seen and fully readable and there are no negative comments on its PCGS VF-25 holder. Provenance Ex: Eric P. Newman Collection.
Elias Boudinot was a member of the New Jersey Committee on Correspondence (1774-1775) and the New Jersey Provincial Congress (1775). In 1777 he was appointed Commissary-General of prisoners. He was a Member of the Continental Congress (1777-1788; 1781-1784) and its President (1782-1783).
He signed the Treaty with Great Britain to end the war. He served in first Congress of 1789; in 1795 was made the third Director of the United States Mint, and from 1816 to 1821 served as the first President of the American Bible Society.
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