Skip to main content

Samuel Paul Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 P28

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers, 1828-1886, of Samuel Paul, merchants of Mt. Solon, Va. and who served as Augusta County, Va. Sheriff, 1866-1869, and Treasurer, 1870-1882. Includes correspondence with merchants in Richmond and Staunton, Va., Baltimore, Md. and Philadelphia, Pa.; receipts; legal agreements; tax records; business and animal licenses; and instructions given to county officials from state officials. Collection also includes scrapbooks, [post 1850]-1886, kept by Araminta G. Paul and Blanche Paul.

Dates

  • Creation: 1828-1886

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:

Samuel Paul was a merchant at Mt. Solon, Va. and served as an Augusta County, Va. Sheriff from 1866-1869 and county Treasurer from 1870-1882. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Extent

7.00 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Physical Description

3774 items

General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/65_P28_Paul__Samuel.pdf

Processing Information:

Processed by Debora W. Smith-George in 1983.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Samuel Paul Papers
Status
Completed
Author
SCRC staff
Date
2007-07-12
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

Contact: