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Caesar Rodney letter to Thomas Rodney

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0093

Content Description

Letter from Caesar Rodney, Governor of Delaware (1778-1781) and Continental Congressman for the state of Delaware, to his brother, Colonel Thomas Rodney, Continental Congressman for the state of Delaware, concerning Caesar's ill health and his desire to return to Delaware.

Dates

  • Creation: 1782 June 14

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

Letter from Caesar Rodney, Governor of Delaware (1778-1781) and Continental Congressman for the state of Delaware, to his brother, Colonel Thomas Rodney, Continental Congressman for the state of Delaware, concerning Caesar's ill health and his desire to return to Delaware.

Source

Purchase, 1982.

Related Materials in This Repository

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

Condition Description

CCAHA #32 treatment: surfac cleaned, deacidified, mended, flattened. See CCAHA report 92.64

Shelving Summary

Box 4, F0093: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

Processing

Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, August 2015.

Subject

Title
Finding aid for Caesar Rodney letter to Thomas Rodney
Status
Completed
Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Date
2015 August 7
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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