Manuscripts

Laughton, John E., Jr., 1844-1913. Auction notes, 1881 [literary and personal property auctioneer, Richmond Virginia]

Description: Brock's collection of papers and manuscripts relating to political, military, economic, religious, social, and genealogical history of the state of Virginia. Included are papers of prominent Virginia families, business firms and businessmen, religious and fraternal organizations, government offices and departments, politicians, statesmen, and administrators.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1582-1914.
Call number: BR 166
Creator: Brock, R. A (1839-1914)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: The large group of individual items described by a misnomer Miscellaneous File and Miscellaneous Manuscripts apparently constituted the core of Mr. Brock's collection. Most materials concern history of Virginia, with items relating to other Southern States, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New York, etc. Brock's own voluminous private and official correspondence, and papers of the Virginia Historical Society and the Southern Historical Society.
Provenance: Purchased from Elizabeth Brock, through the agency of Robert O. Schad, 1922.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated organizations: Southern Historical Society.; Virginia Historical Society.
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