Samuel Corry fire insurance policy
Content Description
A handwritten fire insurance policy completed on an early printed form for the home of Philadelphia resident Samuel Corry. The document includes the signature of Gunning Bedford, a member of the U. S. Continental Congress from the state of Delaware.
Dates
- Creation: 1787 August 7
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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Extent
1 item (1 page)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A handwritten fire insurance policy completed on an early printed form for the home of Philadelphia resident Samuel Corry. The document includes the signature of Gunning Bedford, a member of the U. S. Continental Congress from the state of Delaware.
Shelving Summary
Box 1, F0025: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing
Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, July 2015.
- Title
- Finding aid for Samuel Corry fire insurance policy
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 July 10
- 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