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Preferred Citation:

John Sizer Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Biographical Information:

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Scope and Contents

Papers, 1853-1861, of John Sizer of King William County, Va. Includes manuscript volumes of notes taken while traveling to and at the World's Fair of 1853 in New York, N. Y.; will (copy), 1860; and account, 1861, of the sale of goods from his estates. Typescript of World's Fair notes available in library.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Executors and administrators--Virginia--History--19th century
• Fairs--United States
• Financial records
• King William County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Legal documents
• New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854)
• Notebooks
• World's Fair--History--19th century

General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/Sm__Coll__Sizer__John.pdf