Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Ely (surgeon)
In addition to what’s in the article, a https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.ou.edu/iw-search/we/Evans?p_theme=eai&p_product=EAIX&d_collections=EVAN&d_collectionName=EVAN&p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&d_searchform=customized&p_text_custbase-0=46060&p_field_custbase-0=docnum&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_nbid=J60A4AUGMTYxNjcyNjI1NS41MjA2ODk6MToxMjoxMjkuMTUuMTQuNDU&p_docref= a university library search (apologies but not sure how to take out the university proxy from this url) revealed that the man was honored by the United States Congress in 1790. “An act to allow compensation to John Ely, for his attendance as a physician and surgeon, on the prisoners of the United States (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 46060). New York: Printed by John Fenno.” Given that historic record and the sources in the article, seems notable to me per 
— User:4meter4, 02:40, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:SIGCOV (Wikipedia:Notability)