Manuscripts
Brock Collection: Papers of Arthur Alexander Morson, (bulk 1851)
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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: Ruffin family papers, (bulk 1866-1892)
Manuscripts
The main portion of the collection consists of the correspondence of Frank G. Ruffin, chiefly relating to his post-Civil War life, including his political career, agricultural pursuits, ties with the University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and his memoirs of the Civil War.
mssBR Box 80
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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 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 Robert Anderson and Alexander Macaulay, (bulk 1833-1857)
Manuscripts
Legal, and personal correspondence of Robert Anderson, chiefly related to his involvement in settling the estate of his father-in-law and his brother LeRoy Anderson. Included are some letters dealing with Alexander Macaulay's shipping business at Norfolk, Va., lawsuits against Dismal Swamp Canal Company and documents and plats relating to the property at Navy Hill (Richmond, Va.), including a plat of Navy Hill (Richmond, Va.) with a "Proposed Academy" whose "object is to introduce gradually a thousand or more elementary schools j in every part of the State."
mssBR Box 50 (1)
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Brock Collection: Nelson family papers, (bulk 1775-1860)
Manuscripts
Miscellaneous correspondence and family papers, chiefly relating to the family affairs and business transactions
mssBR Box 11 (1)