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Thomas Samson Letter to R. A. Brock

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01584

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Letter, dated Oct. 16, 1879, and written by Thomas Samson to R. A. Brock of Richmond. In the letter, Samson details the information he has about the William & Mary college bell. He worked at the Richmond Foundry when the bell was sent to be recast because it was broken. He mentions the same happened to the bell of Hampden-Sydney College.

Dates

  • Creation: 1879 October 16

Creator

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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Elizabeth Brock to Earl Gregg Swem. She also presented the library with a piece the original bell, which includes the date 1717 on it.

Related Materials

University Archives Subject File Collection

University Archives Artifacts Collection

General

Removed from the University Archives Subject File Collection in December 2018

Subject

Source

Title
Guide to the Thomas Samson Letter to R. A. Brock
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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