George Read letter to William and Samuel McAntier
Content Description
Autograph letter produced by lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and U. S. Senator from Delaware, George Read, to William and Samuel McAntier concerning litigation triggered by a will that disrupted the McAntier family. The letter refers exclusively to Read's actions as lawyer for the McAntier family.
Dates
- Creation: 1786 July 19
Creator
- Read, George, 1733-1798 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
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 (2 pages)
Abstract
Autograph letter produced by George Read, lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence and U. S. Senator from Delaware to William and Samuel McAntier concerning litigation triggered by a will that disrupted the McAntier family. The letter refers exclusively to Read's actions as lawyer for the McAntier family.
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.
Condition Description
Housed in mylar.
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0057: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
OCLC Number
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Wellner, 1993. Encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- McAntier, William (Person)
- McAntier, Samuel (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for George Read letter to William and Samuel McAntier
- 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