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Custodial History:

This item was removed from the Faculty/Alumni File Collection in 2016.

Preferred Citation:

Richard Henry Jones Debate, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Administrative History:

Richard Henry Jones attended William & Mary for two years as an academic student and then attended the law school. He died in 1861 after a short illness.

Scope and Contents

Debate, written and presented by Richard Henry Jones while a student at William & Mary, arguing that marriage is better than bachelorhood.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• Debates and debating--Virginia--History--19th century