John Fisher letter to Caesar Rodney
Content Description
Autograph letter from Delaware lawyer John Fisher to Continental Congressman from Delaware and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Caesar Rodney, regarding a libel case against the ship, Superior, on October 6, 1812. John Fisher also served as Delaware politician and United States District Court Judge.
Dates
- Creation: 1812 October 6
Creator
- Fisher, John, 1771-1823 (Person)
- 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, https://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Extent
1 item (1 page)
Abstract
Autograph letter from Delaware lawyer John Fisher to Continental Congressman from Delaware and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Caesar Rodney, regarding a libel case against the ship, Superior, on October 6, 1812. John Fisher also served as Delaware politician and United States District Court Judge.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, June 1997.
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0070: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- Fisher, John, 1771-1823--Correspondence (Person)
- Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784--Correspondence (Person)
- USS Superior (Ship) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for John Fisher letter to Caesar 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