Philip Slaughter Diary, 1777/1837, bulk 1777

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:

Philip Slaughter Diary, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Philip Slaughter Diary, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Fragment of a diary, 1777, kept by Philip Slaughter probably while serving in the 11th Virginia Regiment which concerns the campaign in Pennsylvania. The diary mentions John Marshall and also includes Slaughter's account for 1837.

Biographical / historical:

Captain Philip Slaughter was born on 4 December 1758 in Catalpa, Culpeper County, Virginia. An original member of the Culpeper Minutemen in 1775, he was commissioned the following year as a captain in the 11th Virginia Infantry, later redesignated the 7th Virginia Infantry. After the Revolutionary War, he remained active in Culpeper County's social and political life and kept ties with James Madison and other prominent leaders. He died on 24 April 1849 in Richmond, Virginia, while visiting his daughter, and was buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery.

Physical / technical requirements:

When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.

Physical description:
11 p.: bound volume; 21 cm.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard