During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace. From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James's, returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington.
Booneville is the county seat of Prentiss County, Mississippi. Booneville was incorporated in 1861 and named after R.H. Boone, a relative of Daniel Boone. The population was 8,625 at the 2000 census. It is one of 21 certified Mississippi retirement cities.
Located in the rolling hills of North Mississippi, Lafayette County is home to Ole Miss and many other charming sites such as Oxford, Taylor, and Abbeville, Faulknerâs Rowan Oak and miles upon miles of scenic landscape.