Military Order, Brigadier General Caesar Rodney to unknown, 1777 January 21

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 34

Identifier: 2021-SC-004-034

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Military Order, Brigadier General Caesar Rodney to unknown, 1777 January 21

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Scope and Contents

Caesar Rodney, signer of the Declaration of Independence, writes to an unknown recipient, ordering "that the Guard be strengthened with a Captain and twenty four men to be furnished from all the Troops now in town proportion to their numbers". Autograph letter, signed. 1 page.

Dates

Creation: 1777 January 21

Creator

Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 (Creator, Person)

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