Samuel Vaughan Papers, 1947-1955.

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Samuel Vaughan Papers, 1947-1955.

Correspondence, 1947-1955, with libraries, historical societies and descendants about Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) and his sons Benjamin Vaughan, Charles Vaughan and John Vaughan. The collection includes photostats, microfilm, and slides.

8 notebooks.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7524884

William & Mary Libraries

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Vaughan, Charles, 1759-1839

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Charles Vaughan, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Hallowell) Vaughan, was one of the earliest settlers of Hallowell, Me., arriving there around 1791. He became a merchant and had a great influence on the development of the town. He married in 1794 Frances Western Apthorp, whose brother-in-law was Charles Bulfinch. Their children where: John Apthorp (1795-1865); Charles (1804-1878); Hannah Frances (1812-1855); and Harriet (1801-1843). From the guide to the Vaughan Family Papers, 1768-195...

Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835

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Benjamin Vaughan lived through all the vicissitudes of an enlightened life during the age of revolution. Born in Jamaica to Samuel Vaughan, a merchant and planter, and Sarah Hallowell, a native Bostonian, Vaughan was raised in London and educated at Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn. At university, he fell in with the coterie of Joseph Priestley, Benjamin Franklin, Jeremy Bentham, and William Petty, the Earl of Shelburne, and imbibed many of their unorthodox, perhaps radical political, s...

Vaughan, Samuel, 1720-1802

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Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802), a London merchant and Jamaican sugar plantation owner, married Sarah Hallowell (1727-1809) of Boston in 1747. The couple had ten children. Samuel Vaughan died in 1802. His wife Hannah died in England in 1809. Their properties in Jamaica and Hallowell, Me. were divided among their children. From the description of Vaughan Family Papers, 1768-1950 (Massachusetts Historical Society) ...

Stetson, Sarah P., Mrs.

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Samuel Vaughan was an English merchant in the West Indian trade who was a friend of Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution. He moved to Philadelphia in 1783 and was vice-president of the American Philosophical Society. He returned to England where he died. From the description of Samuel Vaughan Papers, 1947-1955. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 43513745 ...

Vaughan, John ca. 20. Jh.

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