Manuscripts

Brock Collection: Garland family papers, (bulk 1816-1857)

Image not available

Description: Chiefly legal and business papers of various members of the Garland family of Lynchburg, Va., particularly Samuel Garland and the law firm of Samuel and Maurice H. Garland, and the mercantile firm of Garland & Roy. Included in the collection is business and personal correspondence of John B. Roy
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1762-1907.
Call number: mssBR Boxes 84-86
Creator: Garland (Family)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased with the Brock collection from Elizabeth Brock, 1922.
Associated people

Brock Collection: Papers of Benjamin Oliver, (bulk 1786-1820)

Manuscripts

Business papers and correspondence of Benjamin Oliver and his brother James and the mercantile firm Oliver & Brand

mssBR Boxes 51-53

Image not available

Brock Collection: Lipscombe family papers

Manuscripts

Business, financial, and legal records and some correspondence of the Lipscombe family, particularly of Ambrose Lipscombe (fl. 1770-1793), Nathaniel Claiborne Lipscombe (d. 1847), and his son Nathaniel Claiborne Lipscombe

mssBR Boxes 28 & 29

Image not available

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)

Image not available

Brock Collection: Tinsley family papers

Manuscripts

Chiefly account books, personal correspondence, and miscellaneous documents of Nathaniel Tinsley (1757-1834) and his son, Jeremiah Samuel Beckley Tinsley (b. 1813). Correspondents include Tennessee family members and friends

mssBR Boxes 16 & 17

Image not available

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of Thomas Hicks Wynne, mostly letters addressed to him relating to his historical interests, particularly his work on Historical documents from the Old Dominion (Richmond, Va., 1860-74. 5 v.).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

Image not available

Brock Collection: Pleasants family papers, (bulk 1745-1850)

Manuscripts

Papers and correspondence of several generation of the Pleasants family, focusing on Robert Pleasants.

mssBR Boxes 12-15

Brock Collection: Garland family papers, (bulk 1816-1857)

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

Brock Collection: Papers of Benjamin Oliver, (bulk 1786-1820)

Brock Collection: Lipscombe family papers

Brock Collection: Papers of Robert Anderson and Alexander Macaulay, (bulk 1833-1857)

Brock Collection: Tinsley family papers

Brock Collection: Papers of Thomas Hicks Wynne

Brock Collection: Pleasants family papers, (bulk 1745-1850)