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John Rodman letter regarding Spanish Land Grants, Date acquired: 11/01/1965, bulk February 22, 1837

 

Summary

Creator:
Rodman, John
Extent:
1.00 items 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Rodman Letter, Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-209

Background

Scope and content:

Letter from John Rodman to Joseph Reed Ingersoll on behalf of a Mr. Tibball seeking to place a claim before Congress to obtain indemnification for losses sustained by him, in consequence of his being prevented from cutting timber on land granted to him by the Spanish government, before his grant should be confirmed by the U. S. Government.

Biographical / historical:

John Rodman, originally from New York, was appointed by Andrew Jackson as collector of customs at St. Augustine. (Florida Historical Quarterly, XXXII. p. 9)

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Argosy Book Stores, Inc.
Processing information:

Processed November 1965.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

John Rodman Letter, Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-209

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA