Manuscripts

Brock Collection: Papers of Benjamin H. Smith

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Description: Correspondence of Benjamin H. Smith with his friends and family, chiefly letters from his father in Richmond, Va. Also included are Smith's letters describing his duty guarding John Brown, a brief diary covering Sept. - Dec., 1861, scattered regimental records of Co. 3 of the Richmond Howitzers, and the paperwork relating to Smith's wound and his court martial case
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1859-1865.
Call number: mssBR Box 153 (1)
Creator: Smith, Benjamin H (active 1859-1865)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased with the Brock collection from Elizabeth Brock, 1922.

Brock Collection: Orderly book of the Virginia Regiment

Manuscripts

Fragment of the orderly book of the Virginia regiment that covers the period from June 4 through Sept. 4, 1762, including regimental orders and brief records of proceedings of the court martial.

mssBR 97

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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: 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 Thomas Hicks Wynne

Manuscripts

Correspondence of Thomas Hicks Wynne, mostly letters addressed to him relating to his historical interests, particularly his work on Historical documents from the Old Dominion (Richmond, Va., 1860-74. 5 v.). Also included are pieces dealing with the supplying of Confederate troops defending Richmond, Wynne's business career, discussion of state and national politics, current events, family news, and the settlement of Wynne's estate.

mssBR Boxes 133-137

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Brock Collection: Papers of John George Blair

Manuscripts

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

mssBR Box 101

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Brock Collection: Papers of Edward Willis

Manuscripts

Official correspondence and records accumulated by Edward Willis during his career in the Confederate Army. Included are the general and special orders received from Army of Northwest, War Department, Army Headquarters, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Headquarters of Cavalry Forces, dispatches and regimental records (petitions, recommendations, medical certificates, reports, requisitions, muster rolls, etc.), records of courts martial, etc.

mssBR Boxes 149-152

Brock Collection: Papers of Benjamin H. Smith

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