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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00384 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Henry Laurens to Caesar Rodney explaining a bill submitted to Congress the previous day |
| Date | 13 October 1778 |
| Author | Laurens, Henry (1724-1792) |
| Recipient | Rodney, Caesar |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Also signed by Rodney. A cover letter for an act submitted the day before to Congress by Laurens "for encouraging true religion and good morals and for the suppression of such entertainments and diversions as have a contrary tendency." Addressed to Rodney as President of Delaware, an office he held from 1778 until 1782. Rodney notes that the bill was "laid before the Assembly at their sessions in Oct. 1778." Signed as President of Congress. |
| Subjects | Religion Congress Government and Civics Continental Congress Revolutionary War Congress |
| People | Laurens, Henry (1724-1792) Rodney, Caesar (1728-1784) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |