Manuscripts
Brock Collection: Papers of George Evans
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Brock Collection: Papers of Jaquelin P. Taylor
Manuscripts
Scattered business papers of Jaquelin P. Taylor and his business partners and associates. Also included is a small group of documents of the estate of Harry Tompkins, which was administered by Taylor
mssBR Box 26
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Brock Collection: Papers of Robert Hill
Manuscripts
Chiefly commissions and business correspondence of Robert C. Hill and the firm Hill & Dabney concerning with wheat and corn trade, bill collecting and sale and hiring slaves
mssBR Box 41
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Brock Collection: Richmond, Va. collection
Manuscripts
Miscellaneous documents from the files of courts located in Richmond, chiefly the Hustings Court and Richmond Circuit Court. Included are wills, depositions, lawsuits, and other documents, mostly dealing with debts, inheritance, and various criminal charges. Some items contain references to slaves
mssBR Boxes 249-251
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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: Correspondence of Lewis Hill
Manuscripts
Chiefly business letters addressed to Lewis Hill, relating to bill collecting and hiring of slaves. Included are a few documents and pieces of personal correspondence
mssBR Box 92
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Brock Collection: Papers of William Harvie Richardson, (bulk 1807-1862)
Manuscripts
Collection of miscellaneous papers and correspondence of William H. Richardson. The bulk of the collection consists of financial records -- bills, receipts, promissory notes, etc, including a few items that document sale of slaves. Also included are a few personal letters addressed to William H. Richardson that discuss political news, Washington Canal and Rhode Island State Lottery, bear hunting, and other subjects. Also included are a few documents issued by Richardson as Adjutant General of Virginia (1862), and a letter of his son, William H. Richardson, Jr. who served in the Confederate Army
mssBR Box 73 (2)