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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beatty , John , 1749 -1826 (search)
Beatty, John, 1749-1826
Physician; born in Bucks county. Pa., Dec. 19, 1749 was graduated at Princeton in 1769; studied medicine with Dr. Rush; took up arms, and became a colonel in the Pennsylvania line.
He was made prisoner at Fort Washington, and suffered much.
In 1778 he succeeded Elias Boudinot as commissary-general of prisoners.
but resigned in 1780.
He was a delegate in the Congress of the Confederation, 1783-85, and of the national Congress. 1793-95.
He was secretary of state for New Jersey for ten years--1795--1805.
He died at Trenton, N. J., April 30, 1826.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Boudinot , Elias , 1740 -1821 (search)
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Philanthropist; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 1740; began the practice of law in New Jersey and was an early advocate of freedom for the American colonies.
Congress appointed him commissary-general of prisoners imember of that body.
He became its president in 1782, and as such he signed the ratification of the treaty of peace.
Mr. Boudinot resumed the practice of law in 1789.
In 1796 Washington appointed him superintendent of the mint, which position he h.
On becoming trustee of the College of Princeton in 1805, he endowed it with a valuable cabinet of natural history.
Mr. Boudinot took great interest in foreign missions, and became a member of the board of commissioners in 1812; and in 1816 he wasof the American Bible: Society (q. v.), to both of which and to benevolent institutions he made munificent donations.
Dr. Boudinot was the author of The age of revelation; Second advent of the Messiah; and Star in the West, or an attempt to discove
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Huguenots. (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)