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League of Women Voters of Greater Newark, Delaware, records, 1949-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
12.3 linear foot (12 boxes), 1 oversize box (32 inches), and 2 oversize removal
Abstract:
The League of Women Voters of Greater Newark (LWVGN) was established in Newark, Delaware, in 1952 as the local branch of the national, non-partisan women's organization which promotes citizen education and encourages participation in government. This archive, spanning the dates 1949-1998, highlights local and national issues, as well as providing information about the organization itself.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Richard Peters letter to George Stevenson, 1747 may 16 (inclusive)

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1 item (1 page)
Abstract:
Provincial Secretary of Pennsylvania, Richard Peters, wrote this one-page handwritten and signed letter to Dover surveyor, George Stevenson, requesting a survey of land in St. Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, for Leonard Humphrys, on May 16, 1747. Includes watermark.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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John Dickinson and Thomas McKean letter to Caesar Rodney, 1779 july 22-1779 july 30 (inclusive)

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1 item (1 page)
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.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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John Fisher letter to Caesar Rodney, 1812 october 6 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Abstract:
Handwritten letter from Delaware politician and United States District Court Judge John Fisher in his capacity as a lawyer to Continental Congressman from Delaware and signer of the Declaration of Independence Caesar Rodney regarding a libel case against the ship, Superior, on October 6, 1812.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Curtis W. Wright letter to James Kirk, 1870 july 6 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Abstract:
One handwritten letter on official letterhead by Delaware Secretary of State Curtis W. Wright to James Kirk regarding a subscription to The Delawarean for Thomas Barker of Millsborough, Sussex County, Delaware, dated July 6, 1870.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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James Kirk papers, 1871 november 30 -1872 january 18 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 item (2 pages)
Abstract:
One autograph letter from Thomas N. Lidiard to Delaware printer James Kirk regarding a subscription to The Delawarean and a receipt signed by Kirk for consignment of goods by Collins and M. Lester from Dover, Delaware, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore railroad.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Caesar Rodney postcard, 1976 july 4 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Abstract:
A first-day issue of the 1976 US 9-cent postal card honoring Caesar Rodney, Continental Congressman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Mary Stout Martin letters to Mary Wister Logan, 1888-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Mary Stout Cowgill (1855-1938) married James Martin (b. 1852) in 1884 and lived most of her life in Delaware. Mary Wynne Wister (1847-1933) married Algernon S. Logan (1849-1925), a descendant of William Penn's secretary James Logan. They lived in Philadelphia and New Jersey. The Mary Stout Martin letters to Mary Wister Logan, 1888-1932, are mostly of a personal and routine nature, although some larger topics may also be addressed.

Held at: Stenton [Contact Us]

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