Manuscripts
Brock Collection: Papers of Department of Virginia (United States Army), (bulk 1865-1867)
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Department of Virginia (United States Army) Papers
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.
mssBR
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Brock Collection: United States courts in Virginia collection, (bulk 1801-1860)
Manuscripts
A collection of writs of execution, exhibits, bills of complaints, depositions, legal opinions, subpoenas, and other documents from the files the Middle Circuit, 5th Circuit, 4th Circuit, Virginia Circuit, Virginia District and Eastern Virginia District courts. Most cases concern libel, felony, and misdemeanor, and bankruptcy trials and proceedings, with a few admiralty and maritime suits. Included are papers relating to various lawsuits of the Second Bank of the United States
mssBR Boxes 210-214
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Brock Collection: Papers of the editors of the Richmond enquirer, (bulk 1867-1876)
Manuscripts
Papers, chiefly routine correspondence with a few documents, accumulated by the editors and managers. Included are accounts, advertisements, letters from contributors, readers, subscribers, and advertisers, correspondence relating to the merger with Richmond Examiner (1866) and the company management. The majority of the letters are addressed to George C. Wedderburn and W. W. Berry.
mssBR Box 176
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Brock Collection: Records of the Eastern Virginia District Court, (bulk 1861-1863)
Manuscripts
Interrogatories, petitions, notices, summons, depositions, reports, court orders, and other documents filed in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of the Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America of Aug. 30, 1861 "for the Sequestration of the estates, property, and effects of alien enemies."
mssBR Boxes 215 & 216
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Brock Collection: Miscellaneous papers of the U. S. Treasury Dept., (bulk 1791-1859)
Manuscripts
Collection of scattered letters and documents to and from various offices and officials of the Treasury Department: Secretaries of the Treasury, Registers, Comptollers, Auditors, Solicitors, Paymasters, the Land Office, Customs officers, and others. Included are individual items related to finances of the Revolutionary War and Early Republic, including pensions paid to the war veterans, and John Jacob Astor's "proposal for loaning monies to the United States," (1813), a group of documents and letters relative to Nathaniel Denby, U.S. Naval agent in Marseilles in 1845-1851, and correspondents and documents addressed to various customs collectors and internal revenues agents, predominantly in Virginia
mssBR Box 202
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Brock Collection: Virginia troops collection, (bulk 1762-1820)
Manuscripts
A collection of scattered papers of Virginia state and continental troops: military service certificates, discharge certificates, regimental accounts, pay rolls, warrants, and claims, commissions and appointments, lists and other miscellaneous document.
mssBR Box 100