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Williams, Samuel

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1743 - 1817

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Norton Pomeroy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-082
Abstract Collection includes comittee correspondence, financial papers, subscription books, memorabilia, and other papers, relating to the erection and dedication of the Ethan Allen Monument in Burlington, together with essays, deeds, and legal papers, and local Unitarian Church material; and correspondence of Dr. John Pomeroy (1764-1844), with Medical notes and studies (1802-14) and financial accounts, of Dr. Pomeroy and Cassius F. Pomeroy. Includes materials on history of University of Vermont in...
Dates: 1792-1878

Samuel Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-018
Abstract Samuel Williams was a Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard, and a founder of the University of Vermont. This collection includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, and other papers, relating to Williams’ teaching career, compilation and publication of his Natural and Civil History of Vermont (1794), astronomical observations (1806) to determine the northern boundary of Vermont, and other scientific topics. Includes partial manuscripts of the...
Dates: 1732-1811

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Astronomy -- 19th century -- Vermont 1
Burlington (Vt.) -- Civic leaders 1
Christianity -- Philosophy -- 19th century 1
Correspondence 1
Ethan Allen Monument (Burlington, Vt.) 1