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Preferred Citation:

William Wiatt Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Scope and Contents

Chiefly letters by William Wiatt, merchant of Fredericksburg, Va. to his brother, Francis Wiatt, Liverpoool, Eng., mostly concerning business affairs, but touching on the French and Indian War, Virginia, youth and the coming of the American Revolution. The collection also includes three letters by Andrew Glassell, merchant of Fredericksburg concerning the Baptists.

Related Material

Mss. MsV Ap39, William E. Wiatt Account Book, 1856-1881.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Baptists--Virginia--History
• Correspondence
• Fredericksburg (Va.)--History--18th century
• Merchants--Virginia--Fredericksburg
• United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
• Wiatt, Francis