Gaius Dickinson Letters

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
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

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:

Gaius Dickinson Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Dickinson, Gaius, fl. 1791
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Gaius Dickinson Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Two letters, 26 March and 4 November 1791 from Gaius Dickinson, a Quaker, to his son Daniel Dickinson in Rockingham County, Va. The letters concern his travel plans and religion. Also includes a letter, 1930, concerning the provenance of the letters.

A letter from Gaius Dickinson to his son, Daniel Dickinson, Rockingham (County) Virginia. 6 March 1791. Note: The letter, though addressed to Daniel Dickinson, begins "My dear children." A letter from Gaius Dickinson to Daniel Dickinson, Rockingham (County). 4 Oct. 1791.

Acquisition information:
Gift
Custodial history:

These letters were originally found about 1910 being carried along by the wind in the gutter on the main street of Jonesville, Va.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard