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Electronic Format:

Originals at the Library of Congress.

Preferred Citation:

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

Biographical Information:

William Dawson was a member of the Virginia Council, minister of Bruton Parish, commissary for the Bishop of London, and second president of the College of William and Mary (1743-1752).

Scope and Contents

Negative photostats of items from the correspondence of the Rev. William Dawson and the Rev. Thomas Dawson, both of whom were commissaries of the Church of England in Virginia and presidents of the College of William and Mary. Prominent correspondents include Patrick Henry, Samuel Davies, John Blair and Robert Dinwiddie.

Related Material

See also William Dawson Papers (UA 2. 02); University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection (UA 10)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Church of England--Virginia--Clergy
• Church of England--Virginia--History--18th century
• College of William and Mary--History--18th century
• Photostats