Name/Title
Letter from F.S. Rodgers to the Officers and Members of the Charleston Fire Department After the 1886 EarthquakeEntry/Object ID
2014.018.1Scope and Content
Framed public notice/letter from F.S. Rodgers, Chairman of the Board of Fire Master, to the officers and members of the Charleston Fire Department, dated September 13, 1886, praising them for their success at controlling and extinguishing the fires caused by the 1886 earthquake and for their service. Originally presented to HCF in a wooden frame with carved leaf design along the borders. (Document removed from frame and placed in protective sleeve; backing discarded; frame retained.)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation ArchivesAcquisition
Accession
2014.018Source or Donor
Robinson, KittyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Rodgers, F. S.--Correspondence, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Fire departments--South Carolina--CharlestonLocation
Location
Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 17, 2014Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 24, 2023