Manuscripts

Brock Collection: Papers of John George Blair

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Description: Business and personal records, documents, and correspondence of John George Blair and Albert Blair. Included are documents dealing with James Black's claim on the estate of William Galt, Farmers' Bank of Virginia, John G. Blair's diary kept during a trip to New York and Philaldephia (1831), and a report on coalfields in vicinity of Richmond, Va
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1806-1872.
Call number: mssBR Box 101
Creator: Blair, John George (approximately 1787-1851)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased with the Brock collection from Elizabeth Brock, 1922.

Brock Collection: Papers of John Durbarrow Blair

Manuscripts

Sermons, articles, correspondence, and documents. The correspondence concerns religious and social life in Richmond in the late 1780's - early 1800's and the Blair family affairs. Included are Rev. Blair's letters to Samuel Pleasants, the editor of The Virginia Argus, his Fourth of July Oration (1798), and articles on various subjects, some intended for publication in the Virginia evangelical and literary magazine (1821).

mssBR Boxes 45 & 46

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Brock Collection: Papers of Herman Böÿe, (bulk 1831-1838)

Manuscripts

Miscellaneous correspondence and documents of Herman Böÿe, including items pertaining to his immigration to the United States (credentials, letters of introduction, naturalization papers, etc.), documents relating to the preparation of the Map of Virginia, etc. The bulk of the collection consists of the correspondence and documents of John George Blair, cashier of the Farmers' Bank of Richmond, Va. who was the executor of Böÿe's estate

mssBR Box 79

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Brock Collection: Papers of Walter D. Blair

Manuscripts

Business records and correspondence

mssBR Box 95

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Brock Collection: Papers of John H. Steger, (bulk 1806-1848)

Manuscripts

Financial records - bills, receipts, etc., and a few personal letters chiefly related to Steger's duties as an administrator of the estates and his household expenses. Also included are scattered letters of his son John Overton Steger, an attorney in Stanton, Va

mssBR Box 73 (1)

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Brock Collection: Papers of George Evans

Manuscripts

Personal financial and legal records and scattered correspondence of Dr. George Evans: bonds, bills, accounts, powers of attorney, receipts, and land surveys. There are also bills and receipts for purchases and sales of slaves, treatment of plantation slaves, and documents relating to several estates administered by Dr. Evans. Also included are letters from his agents regarding his bounty lands and letters relating to the debts of George Evans, Jr

mssBR Box 47

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Brock Collection: Papers of John Cunliffe

Manuscripts

Business records and correspondence of John Cunliffe regarding trade in tobacco, salt, rum, sugar, and coal

mssBR Box 49

Brock Collection: Papers of John George Blair

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