Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Ely (surgeon)
Some valid points have been raised in this discussion; as editors we have an obligation to find and implement the best quality secondary sources available. I think the magazine article that I mentioned above falls into that category, although we might have to consider how much weight we give it. On the other hand, important correspondence between Washington and Ely is preserved at https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0313 Founders Online, and the factual analysis that accompanies them strikes me as being the kind of secondary sources that could be used in this article. The 22 documents at the Gilder Lehrman institute of American history are primary sources, but even so, may have some use depending on how they are used. Information at http://theconnecticutsociety.org/ely-john/ The Society Of the Cincinnati in The State of Connecticut is also an independent secondary source in my opinion, and all of these taken together should satisfy . The COI editing that {{u|Onel5969}} picked up on should be reviewed
— User:CV9933, 16:46, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)