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Letter from Caesar Rodney to Captain Thomas Rodney

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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAESAR RODNEY TO MR˙ THOMAS RODNEY.

Philadelphia, September 24, 1774.

SIR: Mr˙ R˙ Penn is a great friend of liberty, and has treated the gentlemen Delegates with the greatest respect. More or less of them dine with him every day; and his

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brother wishes his station would admit of his acting the same part. All these matters are for your own private speculation, and not for publick view. By this you may see that some people with you are mistaken in their politicks, and you may also take for granted every body here is not well pleased with the coalition of the two brothers.

I am, as usual, your friend and humble servant,

CAESAR RODNEY.

Mr˙ Thomas Rodney.

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Title

Letter from Caesar Rodney to Captain Thomas Rodney

Creator

Rodney, Caesar

Editor

Rodney, Caesar

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1774-09-24

Document ID

S4-V1-P03-sp25-D0072

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V1

Part

S4-V1-P03

Sub-Part

S4-V1-P03-sp25

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