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William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
This collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Acc. T2004.004 was destroyed on 4/8/2008; Acc. T2004.005 was destroyed on 4/8/2008; Acc. T2007.003 was destroyed on 7/9/2008 according to the General Schedules of the Library of Virginia.
Portions of this collection were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.
Digitized versions when available are in the W&M Digital Archive.
http://hdl.handle.net/10288/13360
Office of the Bursar Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acc. 1979.036 was transferred from Student Financial Aid on 05/1979 and 08/1987. Acc. 1979.078 was received from the James Blair Attic 05/1979. An addition was received 10/25/1984. Acc. 1983.122 was received 12/01/1983. Acc. 1984.031 was received 02/1984, 06/06/1984, and 09/02/1991. Acc. 1984.056 was transferred from General Accounting on 09/03/1984 and 04/09/1986. Acc. 1984.057 transferred from General Accounting on 04/09/1986, 03/13/1990, and 03/16/1992. Acc. 1984.058 transferred from General Accounting on 04/09/1984 and 09/03/1984. Acc. 1984.059 transferred from General Accounting on 09/03/1984, 02/06/1985, 04/09/1986, 03/13/1990, and 03/16/1992. Ac. 1985.073 was received 10/18/1985. Acc. 1991.088 purchased from Al Canero 09/02/1991.
The Financial Operations department at the College of William & Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is responsible for providing comprehensive accounting, bursar and payroll services in support of the College's primary mission of education, research and public service.
The records of the Office of the Bursar are some of the earliest and most comprehensive records of the College of William and Mary from the 18th century surviving to the present day. Of particular note are various references to individuals enslaved by the College as well as to the Brafferton Indian School. The collection includes Bursar's reports, financial statements, statements of rents due to the College, accounts with individuals, lists of tenants, receipts and expenditures, revenues from the exportation of tobacco, duties on skins and furs, bills of lading, as well as indentures of people to the College. The account books reference student accounts, including that of Thomas Jefferson.
The bills of lading include the name of the ship, the destination (i.e., London, Philadelphia) and sometimes the name of the ship's captain.
Several documents reference payment for servants' [enslaved individuals] clothes, board, and other general expenses and sometimes include names, such as Lemon, Pompey, and Oliver.
William and Mary financial reports are also found in Acc. 1995.032 of the Vice President for Administration and Finance Records, and Vice President for Business Affairs Records (UA 63). See also various records from administrative offices. Folders 258-260, 273, 277, 280-283 of the College Papers Collection (UA 14) were transferred to this collection on 3/12/2012.
When available, photocopies, microfilm, digital versions, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.
Parts of this collection requires microfilm or microfiche readers.
Scope and Contents Four volumes of bursar's accounts covering the years 1745-1770 (Box 1), 1743-1770 (Box 2), 1770-1776 (Box 3), and 1850-1875 (Box 4). The accounts document William and Mary students, faculty, and staff in the 18th-19th centuries. Of particular note are accounts related to the Brafferton Indian School and to people enslaved at the College. The account of Thomas Jefferson is in the 1745-1770 volume. These books have all been microfilmed and are on a reel with Acc. 1985.073. A digital version is also available. Researchers must use the microfilm or digital version.
Scope and Contents Of particular note are multiple references to slavery, including enslaved people held by the College of William & Mary. Other references of note are: Nottoway plantation, tobacco, wheat, the Brafferton Indian School, as well as a letter to Dr. Swem regarding the collection.
Scope and Contents Of particular note are multiple references to slavery, including enslaved people held by the College of William & Mary. Also, accounts with individuals for the rebuilding of the President's House, 1782-1786, with a few accounts verified by B.S. Ewell and Robert Saunders, 1855 and 1847. Payment by Robert Page for several surveyors, which he received from St. George Tucker, 1801. Private tuition for Daniel McNaughton, 1794.
Scope and Contents Of particular note are references to Nottoway Plantation and tobacco revenue.
Scope and Contents Records often include ship name, destination, captain's name, and cargo information.
Includes 1730 account from Samuel Young for John Brown's tobacco payments from 1728-1730.
Scope and Contents Documents often include lists of animals killed, captain's name, and destination.
Scope and Contents Documents often include captain's name, destination, and name of the vessel.
Scope and Contents Documents often contain the vessel's name, captain's name, and the destination.
Scope and Contents Indentures between Champion Travis and the College, 1800 Sept. 1, Sept. 8; Indenture between Thomas Spencer and the College, 1802 May 1; Indenture between Wilson Cary Nicholas and the College, 1811
Scope and Contents Estimate of Income/Expenditures mentions purchase of servant's clothes; Cash Accounts lists payment for servant's clothes, payment of Lemon's coffin, payment for servant's board, and mentions two other men who were likely enslaved: Pompey and Oliver.
Scope and Contents Of note is reference to the College hiring out an enslaved person to the "Lunatic Asylum."
Scope and Contents References to enslaved people.
Includes January 29, 1879 letter from Mann & Stringfellow (Attorneys) about a lawsuit between William & Mary and John Wingfield about land in Sussex and Prince George County.
Scope and Contents See also Box 7 for oversize items