Caesar Rodney letter to Thomas Rodney
Content Description
Autograph letter from Caesar Rodney to his brother Thomas Rodney. Caesar wrote to his brother from New York, where he was attending the Stamp Act Congress as a member of the Delaware delegation, that he expected he would not be home before the Delaware Assembly, which he was also a member of, ended its session in New Castle because the Congress would "not end in less than eight or ten days."
Dates
- Creation: 1765 October 7
Creator
- Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 (Correspondent, 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 (1 page)
Abstract
Autograph letter from Caesar Rodney to his brother Thomas Rodney. Caesar wrote to his brother from New York, where he was attending the Stamp Act Congress as a member of the Delaware delegation, that he expected he would not be home before the Delaware Assembly, which he was also a member of, ended its session in New Castle because the Congress would "not end in less than eight or ten days."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rev. and Mrs. Alex W. Boyer, October 1993.
Materials Available in Alternative Format
A digitized copy of the letter is available at the University of Delaware Digital Institutional Repository .
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0058: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
OCLC Number
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Wellner, 1993. Encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811 (Recipient, Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for Caesar Rodney letter to Thomas Rodney
- 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