Charles Gookin speeches and a response by Jasper Yeates
Content Description
Written copy of speech delivered by Deputy Governor of Colonial Pennsylvania, Charles Gookin, to the Delaware Assembly, on March 27, 1716, together with the response from the Assembly's Speaker, Jasper Yeates. Also included is a written copy of a speech delivered by Gookin to the Assembly on May 2, 1716. The speeches and the response concern difficulties between Gookin and the Assembly.
Dates
- Creation: 1716 March 27-1716 May 2
Creator
- Gookin, Charles (Person)
- Yeates, Jasper, 1670-1720 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collections 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 (4 pages)
Abstract
Written copy of speech delivered by Deputy Governor of Colonial Pennsylvania, Charles Gookin, to the Delaware Assembly, on March 27, 1716, together with the response from the Assembly's Speaker, Jasper Yeates. Also included is a written copy of a speech delivered by Gookin to the Assembly on May 2, 1716. The speeches and the response concern difficulties between Gookin and the Assembly.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1996.
Materials Available in Alternative Format
A digitized copy of the documents are available at the University of Delaware Digital Institutional Repository .
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0062: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
OCLC Number
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Finding aid for Charles Gookin speeches and a response by Jasper Yeates
- 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