Manuscripts
Brock Collection: Garland family papers, (bulk 1816-1857)
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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
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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
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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
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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 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of Thomas Hicks Wynne, mostly letters addressed to him relating to his historical interests, particularly his work on Historical documents from the Old Dominion (Richmond, Va., 1860-74. 5 v.).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: 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