Manuscripts
Brock Collection: Papers of John H. Steger, (bulk 1806-1848)
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Brock Collection: Papers of Benjamin H. Smith
Manuscripts
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
mssBR Box 153 (1)
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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 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 Francis Harrison Pierpont, (bulk 1861-1868)
Manuscripts
Correspondence accumulated by Pierpont during his gubernatorial service, chiefly received by his office in 1861-1868. Included are letters, communications, dispatches, etc. from Federal government and military agencies, petitions, applications, letters of recommendations, etc..$bAlso included are a few personal letters addressed to Pierpont, an article on the history of West Virginia, by Edmund Pendleton of Martinsburg, W. Va., and Pierpont's autobiographical sketches (1883). Correspondence include James S. Wheat, Ephraim Benoni Hall, and Peter Godwin Van Winkle
mssBR Box 155
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Brock Collection: Papers of Arthur Alexander Morson, (bulk 1851)
Manuscripts
Correspondence, chiefly letters to Morson from clients and colleagues, relating to various civil cases, including contested wills, estates, pre-nuptial agreements, etc.
mssBR Box 131 (1)
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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