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.
Batesville, MS. Batesville is a city in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,113 at the 2000 census. The Land upon which present day Batesville is situated originally belonged to a Chickasaw Indian called Ish-Sho-Nu-Nah. It was part of the Chickasaw cession to the Federal Government, which in turn vested title to over2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of land to Ish-Sho-Nu-Nah by the treaty of Pontotoc Creek in 1832.