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1	Author:	Sioussat, St. George L. (St. George Leakin), 1878-1960	Add
	Title:	St. George L. Sioussat collection
	Dates:	1847-1865
	Abstract:	This collection contains typescript copies of letters relating to William Walker and the filibusters in Guatemala. The collection is based on the papers left by Major John P. Heiss. Heiss was "intimately associated" with Walker. The collection begins in the 1850s. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.972.81.Si7
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Affairs
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous

2	Author:	Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835	Add
	Title:	Benjamin Vaughan Papers
	Dates:	1746-1900
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Vaughan Papers contain an extensive amount of correspondence and other documents. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of its holdings. Vaughan was a prominent figure in the revolutionary Atlantic. This large collection captures the complex and high profile life Benjamin led. He was born in the Caribbean but grew up in London. He became a friend of Franklin and his circle in London in the 1770s. During the War for Independence, he served as an emissary to the peace negotiations between the U.S. and British. He then spent a few years in Switzerland before emigrating to the United States with his wife. They settled in Maine, where Vaughan dabbled in speculation, farming, and other pursuits. His brother John became active in the American Philosophical Society. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.V46p
	Extent:	13.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Animal magnetism. \| Architecture \| Astronomy \| Bowdoin College \| Breeding. \| Diplomacy. \| Diseases \| Dueling. \| Electricity \| Genealogies \| Hallowell (Me.) \| Manufactures \| Medicine \| Mesmerism \| Meteorology \| Notes \| Plantations \| Punctuation \| Religion \| Silk industry. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Taxation \| Unitarianism \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783