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.
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Oktibbeha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,671. Its county seat is Starkville. The Starkville, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Oktibbeha County. Oktibbeha County, along with Lowndes and Clay counties, compromise the Golden Triangle region of the state. Oktibbeha County is home of Mississippi State University, Mississippi's land grant institution and largest university.