Manuscripts
Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil papers
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John James Larpent, Baron de Hochepied papers
Manuscripts
Diplomatic correspondence accumulated by Larpent during his term as British consul in Belgium covers diplomatic relations between Great Britain, Netherlands, and Belgium, particularly at the time of the Insurrection of 1830 that brought Belgium its independence
mssFB Boxes 36-37
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, papers
Manuscripts
A collection of 87 items from 1704 to 1710, it consists of papers relating to colonial affairs, accumulated by Sunderland during his tenure as Secretary of State. Included are letters, communications, and reports from the Board of Trade and colonial administration and legislative bodies, chiefly those of New Jersey and New York; with a few items from South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Subjects included are Queen Anne's War; Lewis Morgan's conflict with New Jersey Governor Lord Cornbury; the Palatine settlements; colonial trade; and fisheries. Correspondents include Joseph Dudley, Lewis Morris, Edward Hyde (Lord Cornbury and later 3rd Earl of Clarendon), and others.
mssSunderland
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Brock Collection: Papers of Philip Watkins McKinney, (bulk 1890-1893)
Manuscripts
Chiefly correspondence and miscellaneous documents accumulated by Philip Watkins McKinney during his term as Governor of Virginia. The bulk of the collection consists of petitions for executive clemency and letters of recommendations for positions of tax commissioners.
mssBR Box 125 (1)
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Brock Collection: Papers of Fitzhugh Lee, (bulk 1885-1889)
Manuscripts
Chiefly correspondence accumulated by Fitzhugh Lee during his term as Governor of Virginia. The bulk of the collection consists of petitions for executive clemency, with a few items dealing with Lee's historical studies and affairs of Confederate veterans
mssBR Box 39
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Brock Collection: Papers of Benjamin Harrison, (bulk 1779-1783)
Manuscripts
Chiefly letters, dispatches, communications, and petitions received by Benjamin Harrison during his service as speaker of the State House of Delegates and Governor of Virginia. Included are letters of acceptance and resignation from Virginia members of the Continental Congress, communications relating to taxation, raising of troops, procurement for the army, restitutions, bailing of prisoners, and other aspects of Revolutionary war in Virginia. Correspondents include Gabriel Jones, William Fitzhugh, Joseph Jones, Meriwether Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Edward Carrington, Rochambeau, and Patrick Henry.
mssBR Box 2
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DE PEW, Pierre. To Tasker Lowndes Oddie
Manuscripts
Collection consists mainly of correspondence from the period 1910-14, beginning when Oddie initiated his campaign for governor and ending when he was about to terminate his administration. The correspondence is arranged in 19 boxes in alphabetical order by author. There are also 6 boxes and 4 rolls of Nevada State papers, almost entirely copies of legislative bills for the year 1873, and a small number of documents from other years. Subjects include: mining, politics, and government in Nevada (including divorce laws), women's rights, the financial panic of 1907, the Progressive party, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915.
mssOddie