Samuel T. Rogers letter

Collection — Box: Multi 03

Identifier: MS-0047

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a letter from Samuel T. Rogers of Bridgeport Connecticut to L. Wethered Barroll dated February 18, 1910. Barroll befriended Rogers while studying at Yale. Barroll was a Chestertown native and Rogers served as professor and Vice President of Washington College. The letter talks of Rogers health and goes on to discuss the issues of tariffs as they relate to politics of the time, this is shortly after the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909. A transcript of the letter is included.

Dates

Creation: 1910 February 18

Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical Information Note

Samuel Towner Rogers (1820-1913) was born in New Fairfield, Connecticut to Col. Amzi Rogers (1793-1880) and Betsy Barnum Rogers (1794-1880). He followed in his grandfather’s example and graduated from Yale University in 1844. He then began his career of teaching at Goshen in Milford, CT. In 1847 he became a professor of Mathematics and Natural History at Washington College, Chestertown, MD. Rogers became Vice-President under Richard W. Ringgold until 1852 when he became principal of nearby Easton Academy until 1856. Samuel traveled the Mid-West for a time until returning to CT. On September 8, 1859 he married Cornelia Hepzibah in Waterbury, CT. He spent time farming and formed a silver platting company, Rogers & Britton Silver Co. Samuel passed away in Bridgeport on February 17, 1913.