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John P. Taliaferro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 82 T14

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters, 1846-1849, written to John P. Taliaferro, while a student at the College of William and Mary from his guardian, George B. Taliaferro of Baltimore, Md. and from William Lawson Fauntleroy and other friends and relatives. The letters are primarily concerned with John's future plans, the cost of his education, the activities of his friends, and the affairs of his relatives in Gloucester county, Va. Also included are three 1834 orders of the York County, Va. court.

Dates

  • Creation: 1846-1849

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

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.

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.

Biographical Information:

John P. Taliaferro lived in Gloucester County and Ware Neck, Virginia. He was married to Eleanora W. Anderson. He is buried at the Ware Church Cemetery.

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Extent

1.417 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Related Materials:

2009.609 Taliaferro Family Papers

Processing Information:

Processed by David Clark in 1985.

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Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John P. Taliaferro Papers
Author
Finding Aid Authors: David Clark
Date
2007-07-06
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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