George Bancroft letter to Meredith Read

Summary

Creator: Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Date(s): 1860 March 21
Call Number: MSS 0098, F0002
Language: English
Abstract: Letter from George Bancroft, prominent scholar of American history, to General J. Meredith Read, informing General Read of Bancroft's inability to obtain a copy of the Journal of Delaware in 1776, Delaware revolutionary records. The letter is attached to a board with "letter of George Bancroft[,] the emiment American historian[,] to General Meredith Read" printed on it.
Physical Description: 1 item (1 page)
Source: Purchase, 1964.
Processing: Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, June 2015. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Content Description

Letter from George Bancroft, prominent scholar of American history, to General J. Meredith Read, informing General Read of Bancroft's inability to obtain a copy of the Journal of Delaware in 1776, Delaware revolutionary records. The letter is attached to a board with "letter of George Bancroft[,] the emiment American historian[,] to General Meredith Read" printed on it.

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Box 1, F0002: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

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This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 0098, F0002, George Bancroft letter to Meredith Read, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Related Materials in This Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0098 Delaware Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

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George Bancroft letter to Meredith Read, 1860 March 21 Box 1, F0002

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