Letter from John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney

Letter from John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney
Date
May 21, 1779

Continental Congressman John Dickinson asks Caesar Rodney, President of Delaware, to convey a resolution to the Council of Assembly. The resolution dictates a state payment of forty-five hundred thousand dollars to the Continental Treasury.

Location
MC 2001.13, B1, F2
Time Period

John Dickinson papers

Letters, 1797 (Box 1, folder 4)
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1762-1807

This collection is comprised of correspondence and legal papers reflecting the legal and political career of John Dickinson, statesman and president of the Supreme Executive Council of Delaware and Pennsylvania. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence from Dickinson to such prominent individuals as James Wilson, Caesar Rodney, and Benjamin Rush. The collection also contains financial papers and papers related to Dickinson's public duties, particularly to his duties as president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

Location
MC 2001.13