Special Collections Research Center
Sarah Stetson Papers
Stetson, Sarah
MS 00136
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0.50 Linear Feet
1947-1955
English
General
Other Information:
Inventory available at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Biographical Information:
Samuel Vaughan was an English merchant in the West Indian trade who was a friend of Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution. He moved to Philadelphia in 1783 and was vice-president of the American Philosophical Society. He returned to England where he died. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Acquisition Information:
Gift. Accession Number 1974.04.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. 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.
Preferred Citation:
Sarah Stetson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1947-1955, with libraries, historical societies, and descendants about Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) and his sons Benjamin Vaughan, Charles Vaughan, and John Vaughan. The collection includes photostats, microfilm, and slides. Sarah P. Stetson collected material with the intention of writing a full-length biography.
Correspondence
Microfilms
Notebooks
Photocopies
Slides (photographs)
Vaughan, Samuel
Correspondence, 1947-1955, of Mrs. Sarah P. Stetson of Williamsburg, Va. with libraries, historical societies, and descendants about her research chiefly on Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802).id4618/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811211Correspondence, 1947-1955, of Mrs. Sarah P. Stetson of Williamsburg, Va. with libraries, historical societies, and descendants about her research chiefly on Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802).id4619/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811312Photostatic copies of A refutation of a false aspersion first thrown out upon Samuel Vaughan, Esq… London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly..., 1769.id4620/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811413Photostatic copies of An appeal to the public on behalf of Samuel Vaughan, Esq. in a full and impartial narrative of his negotiations with the Duke of Grafton... London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly..., 1770.id4621/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811514Photostatic copies of An appeal to the public on behalf of Samuel Vaughan, Esq. in a full and impartial narrative of his negotiations with the Duke of Grafton... London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly..., 1770, continuedid4622/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811615Photostatic copies of correspondence of Samuel Vaughan.id4623/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811716Photostatic copies of correspondence of Samuel Vaughan.id4624/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811817Photostatic copies of correspondence of Samuel Vaughan.id4625/repositories/2/archival_objects/13811918Photostatic copies of correspondence of Samuel Vaughan.id4626/repositories/2/archival_objects/13812019Photostatic copies of the diary of Samuel Vaughan.id4627/repositories/2/archival_objects/138121110Photostatic copies of the diary of Samuel Vaughan.id4628/repositories/2/archival_objects/138122111"Reminiscences and Genealogy of the Vaughan Family" from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (October, 1865).id4629/repositories/2/archival_objects/138123112