Thomas Rodney letter to Lavinia Rodney
Content Description
Colonel in the Revolutionary War and American lawyer and politician from Delaware, Thomas Rodney, wrote to his daughter, Lavinia, in Dover, Delaware, concerning his health and a plague affecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 15, 1793.
Dates
- Creation: 1793 September 15
Creator
- Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811 (Person)
- Rodney, Lavinia, 1775- (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 item (2 pages)
Abstract
Colonel in the Revolutionary War and American lawyer and politician from Delaware, Thomas Rodney, wrote to his daughter, Lavinia, in Dover, Delaware, concerning his health and a plague affecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 15, 1793.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, October 1988.
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0061: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Wellner, 1993. Encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for Thomas Rodney letter to Lavinia Rodney
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 June 3
- 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