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Caesar Rodney Letter To His Son John Rodney, Dated 1818, Wilmington, Delaware., Caesar Augustus Rodney
Caesar Rodney Letter To His Son John Rodney, Dated 1818, Wilmington, Delaware., Caesar Augustus Rodney
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Cesar A. Rodney was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Delaware. His uncle, also Cesar Rodney, signed the Declaration of Independence. In this letter he appears to write to his son, advising "I do not wish you to resign at this particular moment tho’ I shall not object to it ultimately if you desire it."
Roger Taney Promissory Note, Signed By Matthew Flume, October 4, 1818., Roger Brooke Taney, Matthew Flume, Singleton Duval
Roger Taney Promissory Note, Signed By Matthew Flume, October 4, 1818., Roger Brooke Taney, Matthew Flume, Singleton Duval
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
In this item Matthew Flume promises to pay Roger B. Taney $100 as soon as a land deed is obtained transferring 41 and 3/4 acres from Henry Peakly to Flume. Witnessed by Singleton Duval and signed by Matthew Flume. Dated October 4, 1818.