Myers, Gustavus Adophus, 1801-1869
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gustavus A. Myers Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 M99
Scope and Contents
Letters written to Gustavus A. Myers, lawyer in Richmond, Va. Includes letters, 1858-1861, from John Augustine Washington, concerning his sale of "Mount Vernon" to Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; and Washington's Civil War service. The collection includes letters written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Park Benjamin, and Conway Robinson.
Dates:
1834-1869
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Samuel Myers Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 95 M99
Scope and Contents
Insurance policies for real estate and cargo owned by Samuel Myers of Richmond, Va. and his estate. Some were issued by the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia. Some were issued to Gustavus A. Myers, the executor of Samuel Myers. Other names in the collection are [?] Bell, Dr. John Cullen, Peter Joseph Chevallie, [?] Higginson, A. R. Holiday, John Leslie (executor and trustee for Robert Craig), Joseph Marx, Thomas Massie, Henry Myers, H. P. Poindexter, John Richard, Thomas Rutherfoord, A....
Dates:
1796-1845; Majority of material found in 1820-1837
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center