Item 79: Letter from William Tilghman to Daniel Rodney, no date.
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 79
Dates
- Created: no date.
Creator
- Tilghman, William, 1756-1827 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
5 ⅜ in. x 4 3/16 in.
Description:
This is a letter from William Tilghman to Daniel Roodney which was sent on an unknown date. This letter is in response to another and it seems to be about talking to a military officer. The creator of this letter, William Tilghman, was born in Maryland in 1756. Following Tilghman’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania he became a delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates and was a part of Maryland’s Senate. The recipient of this letter, Daniel Rodney, was born in Delaware in 1764. Rodney was a merchant and a politician who ended up serving as a Representative and Senator from Delaware. At one point he was also the governor of Delaware.
Transcription:
Sir
I am extremely obliged to you for your attention; I need a letter, which I shall be obliged to Capt[ain] Steel if he will send to Mr. Chase in 3rd Street, between Walnut & Spruce Streets.
My respects
Y[ou]r dt [devoted?] ser[vant]
William Tilghman
Dan! [Daniel] Roding Esq
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania now decd [deceased]
Creator
- Tilghman, William, 1756-1827 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu