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Thomas McKean letter to George Clinton

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0056

Content Description

Letter from President of the Continental Congress, Thomas McKean, to Governor of New York, George Clinton, as cover for two acts of Congress, dated August 31, 1781, and September 14, 1781, concerning Consular and Vice-Consular powers. The acts referred to in the letter are not present.

Dates

  • Creation: 1781 September 21

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Extent

1 item (1 page)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letter from Thomas McKean, as President of the Continental Congress, to Governor of New York, George Clinton, as cover for two acts of Congress, dated August 31, 1781, and September 14, 1781, concerning Consular and Vice-Consular powers. The acts referred to in the letter are not present.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Rev. and Mrs. Alex W. Boyer, October 1993.

Materials Available in Alternative Format

A digitized copy of the journal is available at the University of Delaware Digital Institutional Repository.

Related Materials

This item forms part of MSS 0098 Delaware Miscellaneous Historical and Literary Manuscripts.

Shelving Summary

Box 3, F0056: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

OCLC Number

Processing Information

Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.

Title
Finding aid for Thomas McKean letter to George Clinton
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

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