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New Castle County, Delaware, citizens petition

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0012

Content Description

Petition by multiple citizens of New Castle County, Delaware, noting the activities of French and Spanish privateers in Delaware Bay and requesting the removal of vital records to a house at Christiana Bridge for safekeeping.

Dates

  • Creation: 1748 April 5

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Petition by multiple citizens of New Castle County, Delaware, noting the activities of French and Spanish privateers in Delaware Bay and requesting the removal of vital records to a house at Christiana Bridge for safekeeping.

Source

Gift of the University of Delaware Library Associates, 1962.

Related Materials in This Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0098 Delaware Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Shelving Summary

Box 1, F0012: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

Processing

Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, July 2015.

Title
Finding aid for New Castle County, Delaware, citizens petition
Status
Completed
Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Date
2015 July 1
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

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