Inventory of the Robert Saunders Letters 1829-1867 Saunders, Robert Letters Mss. Acc. 2007.109

Inventory of the Robert Saunders Letters 1829-1867

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.109


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2007.109
Title:
Robert Saunders Letters 1829-1867
Quantity:
65.00
Creator:
Saunders, Robert, 1805-1868 arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English
Abstract:
This collection consists of 65 letters written by Robert Saunders of Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Lucy Burwell Saunders (60 letters) and his daughters Lucy Page Saunders (3 letters) and Roberta P. Saunders (2 letters) from 1829-1867.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Robert Saunders Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2007.

Biographical Note

Robert Saunders was born 25 January 1805 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia. Saunders served as professor of mathematics at William and Mary from 1833 to 1848 and was president of the college 1847-1848. He was a captain in the Confederate States Army, head of Eastern State Hospital, mayor of Willamsburg, vestryman of Bruton Parish and served in the Virginia State Senate. Saunders married Lucy Burwell Page in 1828 and had, among other children, Roberta Saunders and Robert Page Saunders. He died 11 September 1868. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 65 letters written by Robert Saunders of Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Lucy Burwell Saunders (60 letters) and his daughters Lucy Page Saunders (3 letters) and Roberta P. Saunders (2 letters) from 1829-1867.

Arrangement of Materials

The correspondence is arranged chronologically.

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