Ericus Björk letter to Carl Wistrom
Content Description
First pastor of Old Swedes' Church, Rev. Ericus Björk, handwrote this one-page letter indicating receipt of several hundred books from King Charles XII of Sweden. He also acknowledged setbacks faced by the Swedes as they fought Russia in the Great Northern War, in this letter dated May 3, 1711.
Dates
- Creation: 1711 May 3
Creator
- Björk, Ericus (Person)
Language of Materials
This letter is written in Swedish.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 item (11 pages)
Abstract
First pastor of Old Swedes' Church, Rev. Ericus Björk, handwrote this one-page letter indicating receipt of several hundred books from King Charles XII of Sweden. He also acknowledged setbacks faced by the Swedes as they fought Russia in the Great Northern War, in this letter dated May 3, 1711.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, May 1993.
Shelving Summary
F0043: Shelved in SPEC VAULT MSS.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- Wistrom, Carl (Person)
- Holy Trinity Church (Wilmington, Del.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Finding aid for Ericus Björk letter to Carl Wistrom
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 June 2
- 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