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Preferred Citation:

Archibald C. Peachy Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Administrative History:

Peachy was a graduate of the College of William & Mary as well as a professor.

Scope and Contents

Letter from Archibald C. Peachy to Robert McCandlish, Rector of the Board of Visitors at William & Mary, resigning his post as Professor of Moral Philosophy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--Faculty
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century