Elianna Southall Letter to Robert Anderson, 1833

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Before 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.

Preferred citation:

Elianna Southall Letter to Robert Anderson Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Southall, Elianna Anderson
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Elianna Southall Letter to Robert Anderson Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

Letter from Elianna M. J. Southall of Baltimore, Maryland, to her father (Papa), Robert Anderson in Richmond, Virginia. She requests money for guitar lessons from a Spanish teacher and mentions that she is attending medical classes at school. Writes about the lack of men at William and Mary where "only four students at Commencement" and proposed the college move to Richmond. November 9, 1833. The Anderson and Southall Families are from Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes letter from Dr. Pomfret to Dr. Swem about the provenance of the letter, April 25, 1944.

Acquisition information:
Gift from an unknown William and Mary Student via Dr. Pomfret.