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Start Over Collection Silas Totten Papers, 1845/1916

Silas Totten Papers, 1845/1916 0.40 Linear Feet

Totten, Silas, 1804-1873

This collection contains letters, diaries, speeches, and other material written by Silas totten, a professor at the College of William and Mary. Included in the collection is a letter from Silas Totten to Ebenezer Faxon requesting him to come to the college and draw architectural plans for a new college building after the 1859 fire. Other letters in the collection were written by and to members of the Totten family. A certificate of Silas Totten's admission to the Holy Order of Priests and minutes from a meeting of students at the College of William and Mary are also included.

  1. College of William and Mary

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