Robert Blackwell Papers
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1835-1859, written to Robert Blackwell "Brickland," Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia from relatives in Tennessee and Texas; and business records of the Blackwell family mill, tanyard, store and farm. Includes papers relating to the lawsuit of Blackwell and Featherston v. Hawthorne; and a letter, 30 November 1847, from Upton E. Hardy to his guardian Robert Blackwell asking permission to leave because of his illness and discussing Benjamin Stoddert Ewell's advice to him.
Dates
- Creation: 1797-1880
Creator
- Blackwell, Robert (Person)
- Hardy, Upton E. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Biographical Information:
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Arrangement of Materials:
Organization: This collection is organized into 4 Series. Series 1 contains letters; Series 2 contains legal papers; Series 3 contains accounts; and Series 4 contains other papers. Arrangement: This collection is first arranged into series. Then, series 1 and 2 are arranged chronologically and series 3 is arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase: 75 items, January 1928.
General
Other Information:
Preferred Citation: Robert Blackwell Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wm/viw00069.xml;query=blackwell;brand=default
Subject
- Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Blackwell Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-06-11
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository