Manuscripts

Brock Collection: Clergymen's collection : sermons and correspondence

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Description: Collection of miscellaneous sermons and scattered correspondence and manuscripts of Catholic, Congregational, Unitarian, Episcopal, and other clergymen, chiefly relating to Virginia. Included are pieces by William Jessup Armstrong, Richard Salter Storrs, George Washington Dame, and John Joseph Keane
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1752-1890.
Call number: mssBR Box 120
Provenance: Purchased with the Brock collection from Elizabeth Brock, 1922.
Associated people: Armstrong, William J. (1796-1846.); Brock, R. A. (1839-1914,); Dame, George Washington, (1812-1895.); Keane, John J. (1839-1918.)

Brock Collection: Clergymen's collection : Episcopal Church, (bulk 1837-1893)

Manuscripts

Collection of correspondence and manuscripts of various Episcopal clergymen. Although the majority of the collection deals with Virginia and other Southern states, there are scattered pieces relating to Episcopalian clergy in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Lower Canada. Included are materials related to the Monumental Episcopalian Church (Richmond. Va.), St. James's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Va.), St. John's Church (Hampton, Va.), Virginia Council of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, the Southern Churchman and other publications and institutions of Episcopal Church, particularly in the diocese of Virginia. There are only a few pieces relating to the Civil War

mssBR Box 117

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Brock Collection: Clergymen's collection : Presbyterian Church

Manuscripts

Collection of miscellaneous letters, documents, and manuscripts relating to various Presbyterian clergymen, mostly from Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Enclosed are small groups of correspondence of Moses Drury Hoge and Samuel Irenaeus Prime

mssBR Box 118

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Brock Collection: Clergymen's collection : Methodist Church and Baptist Church

Manuscripts

Collection of miscellaneous personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of Methodist and Baptist ministers and congregations, mostly of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and Baptist Southern Convention. Included are groups of correspondence of Samuel T. Moorman, a Methodist minister who served in North Carolina and Virginia in 1840-1860's., Rev. George William Keese, a Richmond, Va. Baptist minister, and materials relating to First Baptist Church (Richmond, Va)

mssBR Box 119

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Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editor of the Richmond standard

Manuscripts

Scattered correspondence accumulated by the editors of the Richmond Standard, chiefly by George Watson James. Included are letters to James from contributors, readers, and subscribers; articles, books reviews, etc. The articles and letters to the editor deal with Virginia history and genealogy

mssBR Box 177

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Clergymen's Collection: Sermons and Miscellaneous Correspondence (1752-1890)

Manuscripts

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.

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Brock Collection: Virginia Insurance collection

Manuscripts

Collection of scattered miscellaneous records and documents of various insurance companies, including Essex and Virginia Fire & Marine, American Mutual Life, Aetna Life Insurance, Southern Protection Insurance, Richmond Fire Association, Insurance Company of the State of Virginia, Firemen's and Merchants' Insurance, Insurance Company of the Valley of Virginia, Southern Mutual Insurance, Widows & Orphans Benefit Life Insurance, Equitable Life Insurance, St. Louis Mutual Life, North America Life Insurance, Life Association of America, etc. City Fire Insurance, Orange Blossom Mutual Aid Society, and other companies. Included are certificates, receipts, policies, claims, etc., relating to chiefly for real estate and movable assets in Virginia. Also included are briefs and legal opinions on disputed claims

mssBR Box 170

Brock Collection: Clergymen's collection : sermons and correspondence

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