United States. Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John Dickinson and Thomas McKean letter to Caesar Rodney
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0054
Abstract
Letter from John Dickinson and Thomas McKean, delegates to the Continental Congress, to Caesar Rodney, then President of Delaware. Writing at the direction of Congress, Dickinson and McKean request Rodney appoint a sufficient guard to take custody of sixty-four prisoners captured aboard the British sloop-of-war Harlem.
Dates:
1779 July 22-1779 July 30