Delaware politician (1772–1824) who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as a US Representative, US Senator, US Attorney General, and US Minister to Argentina. ALS signed “C. A. Rodney,” one page, 8 x 9.75, March 26, 1804. Rodney writes Samuel Carswell of Philadelphia. In part: “I directed A. Hamilton to advise you to waive the 600 Doll from Higgins on the terms so proposed as the Court will soon come around. Mrs. Rodney presented me last Tuesday with a fine boy. She is…doing well herself.” In very good condition, with intersecting horizontal and vertical folds, light creasing and soiling, and uniform toning. The adjacent page bears two address panels that have been free franked a total of three separate times. RRAuction COA.
