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Preferred Citation

Warner Throckmorton Jones Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Biographical / Historical

Warner Throckmorton Jones graduated from William & Mary in 1840.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two items.

The first is an invitation to the "Birthnight Ball," which celebrated the birth of George Washington by a ball given the Hall of Apollo by the students of William & Mary. It is dated January 22, 1839 and includes the names of the managers. It is addressed to a Miss McDonnell (or McDornell) of Abingdon, Virginia.

The second item is also an invitation to the "Birthnight Ball," for January 22, 1840. It also includes the names of the managers, one of whom was Jones. Inside, Jones wrote a letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point, New York, dated January 30, 1840. In it, Jones mentions July 4th, "a fair by the ladies," gossips about different women.

Related Material

University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection

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--Social life and customs

General

This collection was removed from the Faculty-Alumni File Collection in 2016.