J. Thomson Callender letter to Matthew Carey
Scope and Contents
One autograph letter written and signed by political pamphleteer, James Thomson Callender, to bookseller, Matthew Carey, promising to bring in a copy of "the history about which you enquired," and recommending a friend for a position within Carey's firm, "You advertise for a Clerk. There is a very genteel decent young man, for whose moral Character I can pledge myself without fear, who would perhaps suit you and whom I should be happy to introduce to such a valuable friend as experience entitles me to think you. His name is Joseph Calder...You can if agreeable make a trial of him...," dated October 24, 1793.
Dates
- Creation: 1793 October 24
Creator
- Callender, James T., 1758-1803 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Information
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Extent
1 item (1 page)
Abstract
One autograph letter written and signed by political pamphleteer, James Thomson Callender, to bookseller, Matthew Carey, promising to bring in a copy of "the history about which you enquired," and recommending a friend for a position within Carey's firm, "You advertise for a Clerk. There is a very genteel decent young man, for whose moral Character I can pledge myself without fear, who would perhaps suit you and whom I should be happy to introduce to such a valuable friend as experience entitles me to think you. His name is Joseph Calder...You can if agreeable make a trial of him...," dated October 24, 1793.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1985.
Shelving Summary
Box 2, F0031: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, April 2016.
Subject
- Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839 (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for J. Thomson Callender letter to Matthew Carey
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 April 14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository