Vaughan, William, 1752-1850

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000563.0x000187

William Vaughan, the son of Samuel Vaughan and Sarah (Hallowell) Vaughan, was born in 1752 and became a prosperous merchant in London, although he lost most of his money later in life.

From the guide to the Vaughan Family Papers, 1768-1950 (Massachusetts Historical Society)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 8 -- Letters to Franklin, 1783 December-1786 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vol. VIII. (ft. 509). 1835-1836.includes:ff. 1, 87, 98, 152, 199 G-F-Young: Letters to C. Babbage: 1835, n.d. ff. 3, 21, 90, 128 Francis Offley Martin, Charity Commissioner (1837): Correspondence with C. Babbage: 1832-1864. ff. 5, 59, 247, 261, 2..., 1835-1836 British Library
referencedIn Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Benjamin Vaughan autograph letter signed, 1810. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843. Autograph letter signed : to William Vaughan in London, 1843 Jun. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871. Autograph letter signed : Collingwood, to Wm. Vaughan, 1841 Nov. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Robert Hare papers, 1764-1858, 1764-1858 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 7 -- Letters to Franklin, 1783 January-November American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Lewis, David, 1766-1840. David Lewis Papers, 1793-1839 (inclusive). Porterville Public Library
referencedIn Committee of merchants appointed to take into consideration the states of the legal quays, 1794-1795 British library of political and economic science
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 13 -- Miscellaneous Franklin Materials, 1640-1791 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1802-1898. Houghton Library
creatorOf Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878. Autograph letter signed : Princeton, to William Vaughan in London, 1839 Oct. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Autograph letter: London, to William Vaughan, 1829 Jan. 5 Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838. Letter signed : Boston, to William Vaughan in London, 1837 May 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Papers, 1746-1900 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society. Aps Archives.
creatorOf Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878. Autograph letter signed : Princeton, to William Vaughan in London, 1839 Jun. 19. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn George Ord Collection, 1831-1864 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Selected papers relating to Benjamin Franklin, ca. 1819-1863 American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Hosack, David. Autograph letters signed (3) : to William Vaughan, 1828 May 4-1830 May 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId, 1837-1844 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, V, 1476-1947. Houghton Library
referencedIn Vol. IX. (ff. 578). 1837-Sept. 1838.includes:f. 1 Sir James South, astronomer: Correspondence with C. Babbage: 1821-1866, n.d. ff. 3, 23, 543, 545, 560 George Peacock, Dean of Ely: Letters to C. Babbage: 1816-1850. ff. 6, 7 A. G. Pond, wife of J Po..., 1837-1838 British Library
creatorOf Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805. Autograph letter signed : Bowood Park, to William Vaughan, 1797 Dec. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc, 1826-1836 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIe. 1845-1865. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Inst. Arch. & Spec. Coll.. Horsford Family Papers.
referencedIn Jared Sparks selected papers, 1819-1863 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830. Autograph letter signed : Russell Square, to William Vaughan, 1825 June 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Vol. X. (ff. 696). Oct. 1838-Dec. 1841.includes:f. 1 Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet: Letters to C. Babbage: 1834-1861. ff. 3, 115, 534 Robert Vaughan Richards, barrister: Letters to C. Babbage: 1831-1841. ff. 5, 389 Julius Jeffreys: Lett... British Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIb, 1807-1825 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vaughan family. Vaughan family papers, 1768-1950. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 9 -- Letters to Franklin, 1787-1790 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives, 1743-1984 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. Autograph letters signed (2) : Boston, to William Vaughan of London, 1839 Apr. 5 - 1840 Apr. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Channing, William Ellery. Papers, 1803-1900. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Correspondence and memoirs, 1696-1803. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIa, 1743-1806 American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Alexander, J. H. (John Henry), 1812-1867 person
associatedWith American Philosophical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871. person
associatedWith Bache, A. D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 person
associatedWith Biddle, Clement C., (Clement Cornell), 1784-1855 person
associatedWith Bowditch, Henry I., (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892 person
associatedWith Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838. person
associatedWith Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842 person
associatedWith Committee of merchants appointed to take into consideration the states of the legal quays corporateBody
associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. person
associatedWith Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866 person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896 person
associatedWith Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Hare, Robert, 1781-1858. person
associatedWith Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843. person
associatedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878. person
associatedWith Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871. person
associatedWith Hosack, David. person
associatedWith Howgate, Henry W. person
associatedWith Hughes, George W., (George Wurtz), 1806-1870 person
associatedWith Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805. person
associatedWith Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830. person
associatedWith Lewis, David, 1766-1840. person
associatedWith Loomis, Elias, 1811-1889 person
correspondedWith Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 person
associatedWith Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 person
sibling-in-law of Merrick, John, 1766-1861 person
sibling of Merrick, Rebecca Vaughan person
auntOrUncleOf Merrick, S. V. (Samuel Vaughan), 1801-1870 person
associatedWith Ord, George, 1781-1866 person
associatedWith Pickering, John, 1777-1846 person
associatedWith Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. person
associatedWith Sedgwick, Theodore, 1811-1859 person
associatedWith Silliman, Benjamin, Jr., 1816-1885 person
associatedWith Silliman, Benjamin, Sr., 1779-1864 person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. person
associatedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 person
sibling of Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. person
sibling of Vaughan, Charles, 1759-1839 person
associatedWith Vaughan, Daniel, ca. 1821-1879 person
sibling of Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. person
associatedWith Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 person
relativeOf Vaughan, Martha Agry person
auntOrUncleOf Vaughan, Petty, 1788-1854 person
childOf Vaughan, Samuel, 1720-1802 person
sibling of Vaughan, Samuel, Jr., 1762-1827 person
auntOrUncleOf Vaughan, Sarah, 1784-1847 person
childOf Vaughan, Sarah Hallowell person
sibling-in-law of Vaughan, Sarah Manning person
relativeOf Vaughan, William Manning person
auntOrUncleOf Vaughan, William Oliver, 1783-1826. person
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Death 1850

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