July 14th, 2011
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BOUDINOT, Elias Cornelius (1835-1890, born in the Cherokee Nation to full blooded Cherokee father and a white mother), a delegate to the Arkansas secession convention, a colonel in the Confederate States Army, and a territorial representative in the Confederate Congress. His family name was actually Waite, and Elias was nephew of General Stand Waite. In 1839, when Boudinot was four years old, his father was assassinated by fellow Cherokees for signing the Treaty of New Echota and giving up tribal lands. Following this, Boudinot was brought to New England by his stepmother. He studied engineering in Manchester, Vermont. At age eighteen, he moved to Arkansas and became a lawyer. His first notable victory as a lawyer was defending his uncle Stand Waite against murder charges. A group of three letters, all related to the commission of Frederick Leavenworth, to include; [1] Hous. of Reps, Jan 4, 1864, 1pp., to Rev. Abner Leavenworth. Autograph Letter Signed “Boudinot,” in part, “Col. Gorgas assures me his commission as Capt. should be sent to you soon without delay from the period of his examination. I was unable to get it anti-dated earlier though Col. G. expressed as desire to do so if in his power. ...” [2] Hous. of Reps, Richmond, Jan 19, 1864, 1pp., to Rev. Abner Leavenworth. Autograph Letter Signed “Boudinot,” in part, “The President tells me it is impossible under the opinion of Congress, which he thinks incorrect, to antedate your son’s commission as so desired, but I have procured an order from Col. Gorgas upon the suggestion of the President, allowing your son pay as Capt. of Ordinance from the date of his first appt. ...” [3] Richmond, Feby 25, 1864, 1pp., to Rev. Abner Leavenworth. Autograph Letter Signed “Boudinot,” in part, “I have read your letter from your son with great interest ... I will see tomorrow if his commission has been forwarded - if not I will try to send it to you ...” Frederick Peabody Leavenworth was commissioned Captain February 16, 1864
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