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Finding aid created by Special Collections Staff, 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Robert Saunders Letters, 1829-1867 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2007.109

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Robert Saunders Letters 1829-1867 01/Mss. Acc. 2007.109 0.25 65 items. The papers are in: English This collection consists of 66 letters written by Robert Saunders of Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Lucy Burwell Saunders (60 letters) and his daughters Lucy Page Saunders (3 letters) and Roberta P. Saunders (2 letters) from 1829-1867. There is also a letter written on May 4, 1847 to Overton Bernard, the father of College of William and Mary student Jesse Talbot Bernard. Saunders, Robert, 1805-1868 arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

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

Robert Saunders Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Margaret P. Manlove on 12/05/2007.

 Custodial History

A portion of this collection was previously part of the University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection. It was rehoused here 1/21/10.

 Processing Information

Addition to this collection accessioned and minimally processed by Mindy Gipson, SCRC staff, in January 2010.

 Biographical Note

Robert Saunders was born 25 January 1805 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia. Saunders served as professor of mathematics at William and Mary from 1833 to 1848 and was president of the college 1847-1848. He was a captain in the Confederate States Army, head of Eastern State Hospital, mayor of Willamsburg, vestryman of Bruton Parish and served in the Virginia State Senate. Saunders married Lucy Burwell Page in 1828 and had, among other children, Roberta Saunders and Robert Page Saunders. He died 11 September 1868. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Robert Saunders">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Robert Saunders</a>.

 Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 66 letters written by Robert Saunders of Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Lucy Burwell Saunders (60 letters) and his daughters Lucy Page Saunders (3 letters) and Roberta P. Saunders (2 letters) from 1829-1867. There is also a letter written on May 4, 1847 to Overton Bernard, the father of College of William and Mary student Jesse Talbot Bernard.

 Arrangement of Materials

The correspondence is arranged chronologically.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Correspondence Geographic Name: Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century. Topical Term: College of William and Mary--Alumni and Alumnae. College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff College of William and Mary--Presidents. Confederate States of America. War Dept. Detailed Description of the Collection id24290 1 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Hanover c/o Beverley Blair, Richmond id24289 16 September 1829 1 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Hanover c/o Beverley Blair, Richmond id24291 3 October 1829 1 id24313 2 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy c/o Richard Anderson Esq. Richmond id24346 28 September 1832 2 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Fauquier Springs Hanover id24347 30 August 1844 2 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Warrenton Springs id24348 11 August 1845 2 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Williamsburg id24349 2 February 1847 2 id24350 3 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24351 14 March 1852 3 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24352 28 March 1852 3 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24353 8 April 1852 3 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Williamsburg id24354 22 April 1852 3 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24355 25 April 1852 3 id24361 4 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24356 28 April 1852 4 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24357 6 May 1852 4 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24358 31 May 1852 4 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24359 8 June 1852 4 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Williamsburg id24360 31 January 1854 4 id24368 5 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24369 3 January 1860 5 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24362 19 February 1860 5 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24363 3 September 1860 5 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24364 14 September 1860 5 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24365 6 January 1861 5 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24366 11 February 1861 5 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24367 27 February 1861 5 id24370 6 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Taylorville, Hanover County id24371 12 September 1862 6 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24372 16 November 1862 6 id24373 7 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24374 6 February 1863 7 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24375 9 February 1863 7 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24454 15 February 1863 7 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24455 19 February 1863 7 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24456 27 February 1863 7 id24457 8 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy, at Pittsylvania C.H. id24458 4 March 1863 8 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Pittsylvania CH, id24459 8 March 1863 8 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24460 12 March 1863 8 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24461 22 March 1863 8 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24462 26 March 1863 8 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24463 29 March 1863 8 id24464 9 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24466 5 April 1863 9 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24467 12 April 1863 9 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24543 14 April 1863 9 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24544 26 April 1863 9 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24545 3 May 1863 9 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24546 31 May 1863 9 id24465 10 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24547 7 June 1863 10 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24548 12 June 1863 10 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24549 25 June 1863 10 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24571 28 June 1863 10 Robert Saunders at “the Rectory” to his wife Lucy id24572 12 July 1863 10 Robert Saunders at Danville to his wife Lucy id24573 30 July 1863 10 id24574 11 Robert Saunders at Rectory to his wife Lucy id24578 3 August 1863 11 Robert Saunders at Liberty, Bedford to his wife Lucy id24579 7 August 1863 11 Robert Saunders at Henry Court House to his wife Lucy id24581 7 September 1863 11 Robert Saunders at Henry Court House to his wife Lucy id24583 11 September 1863 11 Robert Saunders at Pittsylvania Court House to his daughter Lucy Page id24593 4 November 1863 11 id24575 12 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy id24601 17 March 1864 12 id24576 13 Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Pittsylvania Court House id24607 7 March 1865 13 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24611 27 July 1865 13 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Pittsylvania Court House id24623 13 August 1865 13 Robert Saunders at Washington to his wife Lucy id24628 27 August 1865 13 id24577 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his daughter Lucy Page at Pittsylvania Court House id24629 19 August 1867 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24630 4 September 1867 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his daughter, Roberta Page id24635 11 September 1867 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Richmond id24636 11 September 1867 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Pittsylvania Court House id24637 16 September 1867 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his daughter Roberta Page id24638 25 September 1867 14 Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy id24639 30 September 1867 14