William Dawson family papers, 1728-1775

Collection Summary

Title	William Dawson family papers, 1728-1775
Span Dates	1728-1775
ID No.	MSS17996
Creator	Dawson, William, 1705?-1752
Extent	200 items
Extent	2 containers
Extent	.4 linear feet
Extent	1 microfilm reel
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms016021
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm75017996
Summary	Anglican clergyman, college president, and public official of Virginia. Correspondence, financial and administrative records, certificates, commissions, ecclesiastical papers, sermons, addresses, poetry, and other material concerning the ecclesiastical affairs of the Anglican Church in Virginia, administrative matters of the College of William and Mary, and professional and social affairs of William Dawson and his brother, Thomas Dawson, also a clergyman and college president.