Letter from F.S. Rodgers to the Officers and Members of the Charleston Fire Department After the 1886 Earthquake
Entry/Object ID
2014.018.1
Scope 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 Archives
Acquisition
Accession
2014.018
Source or Donor
Robinson, Kitty
Acquisition Method
Gift
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Rodgers, F. S.--Correspondence, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Fire departments--South Carolina--Charleston