Inventory of the Robert Saunders Letters 1829-1867
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.109
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
USA
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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.
Index Terms
- Correspondence
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century.
- 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.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century.
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Folder: 1
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Hanover c/o Beverley Blair, Richmond16 September 1829
- Folder: 1
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Hanover c/o Beverley Blair, Richmond3 October 1829
- Folder: 2
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy c/o Richard Anderson Esq. Richmond28 September 1832
- Folder: 2
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Fauquier Springs Hanover30 August 1844
- Folder: 2
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Warrenton Springs11 August 1845
- Folder: 2
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Williamsburg2 February 1847
- Folder: 3
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy14 March 1852
- Folder: 3
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy28 March 1852
- Folder: 3
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy8 April 1852
- Folder: 3
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Williamsburg22 April 1852
- Folder: 3
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy25 April 1852
- Folder: 4
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy28 April 1852
- Folder: 4
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy6 May 1852
- Folder: 4
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy31 May 1852
- Folder: 4
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy8 June 1852
- Folder: 4
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy at Williamsburg31 January 1854
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy3 January 1860
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy19 February 1860
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy3 September 1860
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy14 September 1860
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy6 January 1861
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy11 February 1861
- Folder: 5
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy27 February 1861
- Folder: 6 12 September 1862
- Folder: 6
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy16 November 1862
- Folder: 7
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy6 February 1863
- Folder: 7
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy9 February 1863
- Folder: 7
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy15 February 1863
- Folder: 7
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy19 February 1863
- Folder: 7
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy27 February 1863
- Folder: 8 4 March 1863
- Folder: 8 8 March 1863
- Folder: 8
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy12 March 1863
- Folder: 8
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy22 March 1863
- Folder: 8
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy26 March 1863
- Folder: 8
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy29 March 1863
- Folder: 9
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy5 April 1863
- Folder: 9
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy12 April 1863
- Folder: 9
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy14 April 1863
- Folder: 9
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy26 April 1863
- Folder: 9
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy3 May 1863
- Folder: 9
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy31 May 1863
- Folder: 10
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy7 June 1863
- Folder: 10
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy12 June 1863
- Folder: 10
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy25 June 1863
- Folder: 10
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy28 June 1863
- Folder: 10
Robert Saunders at “the Rectory” to his wife Lucy12 July 1863
- Folder: 10
Robert Saunders at Danville to his wife Lucy30 July 1863
- Folder: 11
Robert Saunders at Rectory to his wife Lucy3 August 1863
- Folder: 11
Robert Saunders at Liberty, Bedford to his wife Lucy7 August 1863
- Folder: 11
Robert Saunders at Henry Court House to his wife Lucy7 September 1863
- Folder: 11
Robert Saunders at Henry Court House to his wife Lucy11 September 1863
- Folder: 11 4 November 1863
- Folder: 12
Robert Saunders at Richmond to his wife Lucy17 March 1864
- Folder: 13 7 March 1865
- Folder: 13
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy27 July 1865
- Folder: 13 13 August 1865
- Folder: 13
Robert Saunders at Washington to his wife Lucy27 August 1865
- Folder: 14 19 August 1867
- Folder: 14
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy4 September 1867
- Folder: 14
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his daughter, Roberta Page11 September 1867
- Folder: 14
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy at Richmond11 September 1867
- Folder: 14 16 September 1867
- Folder: 14
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his daughter Roberta Page25 September 1867
- Folder: 14
Robert Saunders at Williamsburg to his wife Lucy30 September 1867